D. Suran Naidu has certainly put in a great deal of mental and physical effort to have produced such a detailed account of a major national party and its evolution at the village, town, district and state level. The Congress Party in Transition explains all the aberrations and deviations of the political experience in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. It also explains the reasons for the occasional hostile reception of the Congress Party by a backward ...
In contemporary India, States have come to play increasingly important roles in shaping India's federal system. Therefore, studies of electoral behaviour and political mobilization have come to assume great significance in the analytical exercises on Indian politics. In this context the State of Andhra Pradesh has become a trend-setter in Indian politics and has been active in shaping the contours of national politics. N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of ...