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]."