John R. Wood holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University and is associate professor of political science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

• Preface -- Addendum to the Preface -- Introduction: Continuity and Crisis in Indian State Politics -- Division in the Congress and the Rise of Agrarian Interests and Issues in Uttar Pradesh Politics, 1952 to 1977 -- Structural Change, the Agricultural Sector, and Politics in Bihar -- Communist Reformers in West Bengal: Origins, Features, and Relations with New Delhi -- The Rise and Decline of the Left and Democratic Front in Kerala -- Blurring the Lines Between Parties and Social Bases: Gundu Rao and the Emergence of a Janata Government in Karnataka -- One-Party Dominance in Maharashtra: Resilience and Change -- Congress Restored? The "Kham" Strategy and Congress(l) Recruitment in Gujarat -- Conclusion: The Pattern of State Politics in Indira Gandhi's India