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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. xix*I. The Period of Transition: 1946-1951, pg. 3*II. The Turning Point: 1950-1951, pg. 27*III. The Period of Centralization and Convergence: 1951-1963, pg. 54*IV. The Period of Divergence: 1963-1967, pg. 75*V. The Composition of the Working Committee, pg. 111*VI. The Working Committee: Behavior and Style, pg. 134*VII. The Decision-Making Function: The Coordination of Party and Government, pg. 157*VIII. The Decision-Making Function: The Establishment of All-India Policy, pg. 188*IX. The Working Committee as Chief Executive of the Party, pg. 211*X. The Parliamentary Board: The Coordination of Party-Government Relations in the States, pg. 233*XI. The Working Committee and the Selection of Candidates: The Central Election Committee, pg. 267*XII. The Changing Role of the Working Committee, pg. 299*XIII. The Origin and Pre-Independence Development of the Congress Elite, pg. 319*XIV. The Composition of the Mass Organization, pg. 342*XV. The Composition of the Parliamentary Wing, pg. 370*XVI. The Loss of Hegemony, pg. 407*Appendix I. The Structure and Composition of The National Decision-Making Organs of The Congress Party, pg. 451*Appendix II. The Structure and Composition of The Field Organization of The Congress Party, pg. 452*Appendix III. Constitution of The Indian National Congress, pg. 454*Bibliography, pg. 477*Index, pg. 499
