The rise of state politics as an autonomous domain invites and requires theoretical attention by students of comparative politics. This study offers a preliminary frame for such a comparative analysis by identifying some key issues that need to be enquired into and offering working hypotheses for each of these lines of enquiry. Before turning to these it may be useful to understand what we mean by the autonomy of state politics and why it needs more attention than it has so far received. Clearly, when we talk about the autonomy of state politics, we are talking about autonomy from national politics. In the last two decades, state politics has broken free of the logic of national politics and has acquired a rhythm and logic of its own. The study of Bihar Politics assumed special significance as it has passed through different phases with special features.. The author has attempted to discuss them in the following Chapters.

Dr. B. Saroja, Asst. Professor, completed my Master's Degree with first Rank from Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka. I have also completed my M.Phil and Ph.D from the same University. My areas of specialization include South Asian Studies, Foreign Policy of India and International Relations. I have published two books, both on Regional Imbalance in Karnataka. Few of the research articles are published in the ISSN journals and few others in ISBN books. I am also the Editor to the ISSN Journal "Journal of Asian Politics". I have participated and presented many papers at the state, national and international seminars /conferences/workshops. For the last six years I am serving as a Coordinator for Post Graduation Studies in Political Science, at Govt. First Grade College, Bellary, Karnataka and continuously engaged in the research activities and writing.

Jawaharlal Nehru 14 November 1889-27 May 1964[4]), often referred to as Panditji, was an Indian politician and statesman, a leader in the Indian independence movement, and the first Prime Minister of independent India. Nehru was elected by the Indian National Congress to assume office as independent India's first Prime Minister in 1947, and re- elected when the Congress party won India's first general election in 1951. He was one of the founders of the international Non-Aligned Movement.

The son of moderate nationalist leader and Congressman Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru became a leader of the left wing of the Congress. He became Congress President under the mentorship of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Nehru advocated Democratic Socialism/Fabian Socialism and a strong public sector as the means by which economic development could be pursued by poorer nations. He was the father of Indira Gandhi and the maternal grandfather of Rajiv Gandhi, who would later serve as the third and sixth Prime Ministers of India respectively.

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