Introduction : the evolution of political parties in India / E. Sridharan and Peter Ronald deSouza
A plea for the reconstruction of the Indian polity / Jayaprakash Narayan
Politics without party / M.N. Roy
The congress "system" in India / Rajni Kothari
Party system and electoral politics in the Indian states, 1952-2002 : from hegemony to convergence / Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav
Party politics and electoral behaviour : from independence to the 1980s / Myron Weiner
The challenge of Hindu nationalism : the Bharatiya Janata Party in contemporary Indian politics / Bruce D. Graham
Communalization of the Indian polity / Achin Vanaik
The Communist parties in India / Valerian Rodrigues
Shiv Sena : a tiger with many faces? / Suhas Palshikar
Telugu Desam Party : rise and prospects for future / K.C. Suri
Parties, the party system and collective action for state funding of elections : a comparative perspective on possible options / E. Sridharan
"No" to Zenana Dabbas : deghettoising women's politics and enhancing their representation in legislatures / Madhu Kishwar
Selection of congress candidates : the formal criteria / Ramashray Roy
Political nomadism In India : the struggle between the fence and the field / Peter Ronald DeSouza.
India's political parties. ISBN 9788178296661. Published by SAGE in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.