REVIEWS: CHOICE 1965: One of the very few really excellent books on Indian politics in the last 20 years there is no other comparable work in existence. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Nobody who wants to understand how elections work and how political power is built up can afford not to read this book. TLS: This first-rate political study is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand the grass-roots organization from which the Congress Party derives its strength. SOAS BULLETIN: a brilliant study book of the year [in its field].