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]."