McGraw Hill is proud to present the fifth edition of Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth. The book itself needs no introduction. It is one of the most popular and comprehensive books on the subject and has been a consistent bestseller for many years. It has become a must-read book for aspirants appearing in various competitive examinations, especially the civil services examinations. The wide range and scope of issues that it covers also makes it valuable to postgraduates, research scholars, academics and general readers who are interested in the country’s political, civil and constitutional issues. This new, fifth edition, has seven new chapters added, along with four new appendices. The extant chapters have been completely revised and updated with recent developments.

This book has been specifically designed to meet the academic needs of the civil services’ aspirants. With this handy resource, a reader can gain perspective on numerous features of the political system in the country as well as the trends.

Divided into as many as 11 parts, the part one of the Indian Polity focuses on Indian constitutional framework while the part two sheds light on the system of the Government of India. The next three parts of the book provide details about the Central, State and Local Governments and their individual ways of governing while the sixth and seventh parts deal with the Constitutional Bodies and UTs of the India Union. Detailed information on non-constitutional bodies, other constitutional dimensions and working of the Indian constitution have been covered in rest of the parts.

Written in easy and clear language, Indian Polity’s appendices include A-Z aspects of Indian politics including but not limited to articles of the constitution, constitutional amendments, ministries and departments of the central government.

Apart from the detailed information concerning the various aspects of Indian politics, the book has a total of 71 chapters with 14 appendices. All chapters in the book are supplemented by a set of probable questions at the end. Those appearing for Civil Services Examinations can practice with these questions after having gone through the contents. Although primarily referred to as a good resource for those preparing for above mentioned examinations, the book has also been used extensively by the students of Law.

In short, the book provides a birds’ eye view of numerous components of the Indian political system and the government. After having read the book, an aspirant may be able to go into the details of different topics separately. Available in paperback edition, it is published by Tata McGraw-Hill Education. The fourth edition of this book by M Laxmikanth was published on July 1st, 2013.