Ethnicity and relationships among local leaders: Evidence from 5 state

Morsel collected contact information for about 850 Municipal Corporation members in 5 states (Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal) by filing RTIs and visiting Corporation offices. Morsel verified the contact information with each Municipal Corporation member by phone. Half of the Corporation members were selected at random for a survey conducted on the phone. Morsel successfully surveyed 400 Corporation members for a survey completion rate of 90%. The researcher wanted to assess the impact of the ethnicity of the leaders on their relationships with each other.