00993pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245007300058260000900131300001300140362001100153520058500164650003600749650002800785773003400813180718b2010   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSen, Suhit K.  aThe political constitution of India: party and government, 1946-1957  c2010  ap.44-52.  a14 Aug  aAn intense contestation between the "ministerialist" and the "parliamentary" wing of the party was a feature of Congress rule following Independence. This contestation started at a time when the Constitution-building processes were already underway. As the Congress Party attempted to transform itself from a movement-oriented organisation into a disciplined political party post independence, the process coincided with some of its leaders in government attempting to prevent the party from interfering in matters of governing and in the "business of policymaking". - Reproduced.  aIndia - Politics and government  aPolitics and government  aEconomic and Political Weekly