Religion and Politics in the Punjab

achieve active Akali Amritsar analysis appears Assembly authority base body candidates caste categories of membership cent Chief committee Congress constitute context culture Delhi demands dominant economic electoral elite emergent exeunt extant fact faction factors February field former Government Gurdwara elections Guru hand held higher hold Ibid important increased India indicates influence institution interaction interests issues latter leaders leadership Legislative majority March masses medium Minister minority mobilization Morcha Movement organization participation particularly party pattern period persons places political system positions president Press Punjab question recruitment Refer regard religion religious Resolution respectively respondents reveals ruling rural Sabha Sahib secular SGPC members Sikh community Sikh Gurdwaras Sikh masses Singh social society status strategy structure Table tion Tribune values