An Indian Political Life : Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987

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Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987, the third and final volume in the trilogy of The Politics of Northern India, begins with the dramatic political event of the fall of the Congress in the most critical state of UP and the formation of the first non-Congress government. This event was of the utmost concern to Indira Gandhi, for she could not rule the country without a firm political base in the most populous state of the country. Insofar as Charan Singh was concerned, it marked the beginning of his rise to power in the state and the beginning also of the dramatic and complicated Cover Contents Preface and Series Note* Chronology of Principal Eventsin the Life of Charan Singh Part 1 1. The Fall of the Congress and Formation ofthe First Non-Congress Government 2. Alignments and Realignments 3. Misalliances: Charan Singh andIndira Gandhi 4. “Nationalization” of the UP Sugar Industry 5. Indira Gandhi, Kamalapati Tripathi,Charan Singh, and “New Congress” Politics 6. Land Ceilings 7. Hiatus Part 2 8. Declaration of th 9. The Gradual Restoration of Normality andTermination of the Emergency 10. The Fall and Rise of Indira Gandhi 11. Arrest and Release Drama Part 3 12. Split between Morarji Desai andCharan Singh 13. Defeat, Outrage, and Division 14. Charan Singh’s Legacy Appendix A. Interview with Chaudhuri Charan Singhat the Suraj Kund Inspection House,Outside of Delhi, 24 March 1978(Recall from Memory) Appendix B. Remarks of Narain Dutt Tiwari, Minister ofFinance, UP, Concerning Charan Singh.Part of a Taped Interview in His Home,Lucknow, 22 July 1973 Appendix C. Paul R. Brass Transcribed Interview withIndira Gandhi, 26 March 1978 Bibliography Index About the Author