The Political Idioms of Atulya Ghosh

India's political life is frequently characterized by what has been called a renunciation of power,' a phenomenon which manifests itself in a variety of ways. Indian political parties, and especially those in opposition to the Congress, have characteristically been unwilling to compromise, bargain, or merge with one another for the sake of potential political gains; many of them have exhibited a flagrant lack of concern for the electoral consequences of their actions; and party politicians (even within the Congress) have frequently stated their opinion that the struggle for power is itself illegitimate. Atulya Ghosh, the Congress Party boss in West Bengal,2 stands in sharp contrast to these expressions of anti-power sentiments. The political machine which he has created in West Bengal is 'a party organization held together and motivated by desire for personal gain rather than by political principle or ideology.3 It is dependent upon patronage, precinct workers and wardheelers, honest graft, ignorant and pliable voters, cohesion within the bosses faction, and all of the other phenomenon generally asso

Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora

• The Decline of the Caste Question

  Dwaipayan Sen•Decline of the Caste Question•2018

  Añadir item

• Intra‐regional factionalism and coalition‐building in West Bengal

  Marcus F Franda•Journal of Commonwealth Political…•1970

  Añadir item

• Political Culture and Development

  Open Access•William Vanderbok•Modern Asian Studies•1978

  Añadir item