Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Who among the following scholars gave the statement that, 'In course of time, however (while Nehru was still alive), the Congress party ceased to be a movement and became a party and government'?
AJames Manor
BMorris Jones
CRajni Kothari ✓ Correct
DYogendra Yadav
Correct answer: (C) Rajni Kothari — Rajni Kothari is credited with the statement that the Congress ceased to be a movement and became a party and a government.
Explanation
★Rajni Kothari is credited with the statement that the Congress ceased to be a movement and became a party and a government.
★The line captures the Congress shifting from a broad freedom struggle into the ruling party and the state.
★Kothari developed this within his analysis of the Congress System and one-party dominance.
★He noted that this change had begun even while Nehru was still alive.
★James Manor, Morris-Jones and Yogendra Yadav also study Indian parties, but this formulation is Kothari's.
★Attribute this movement-to-party line: Rajni Kothari on the Congress turning from movement into party and government.
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