[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924) › c35.2 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c35.2 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c35.2 - **Language:** English ### [c35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c35.2) § 202. The king was elected by the people assembled in the Samiti. The people assembled are said to elect him to rulership unanimously. The Samiti appoints him. He is asked to hold the state. \*It is hoped that he would not fall from his office.\* He is expected to crush the enemies. - [Previous: c34.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c34.24) - [Next: c35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c35.3) - [Up: c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c35.2) · Pramāṇa