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Emergency, Indira and the Congress (R) defended the rationale of imposing the state of emergency as being essential for national security. On the other hand, Janata leaders assailed Indira for ruling as a dictator and endangering human rights and democracy in India. Janata's campaign evoked memories of India's freedom struggle against
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Under V. P. Singh, the Janata Dal and the National Front sought to replicate the Janata-style alliance of anti-Congress political parties. Although it failed to win a majority, it managed to form a fragile coalition government with V.P. Singh as the prime minister with the outside support of the BJP
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During the election campaign, the leaders of the Congress (R) and the Janata party traveled across the country to rally supporters. Indira and her Congress (R) promoted the record of achieving economic development and orderly government. Although she offered apologies for abuses committed during the
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During the Emergency, Indira Gandhi implemented a 20-point program of economic reforms that resulted in greater economic growth, aided by the absence of strikes and trade union conflicts. Encouraged by these positive signs and distorted and biased information from her party supporters, Indira called
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Although its tenure in office was tumultuous and unsuccessful, the Janata party played a definitive role in Indian politics and history and its legacy remains strong in contemporary India. The Janata party led a popular movement to restore civil liberties, evoking the memories and principles of the
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In the run-up to the 1980 elections, the remaining Janata party leaders tried unsuccessfully to rebuild the party and make fresh alliances. Desai campaigned for the party but did not himself stand for election, preferring retirement from politics. The Congress (I) capitalized on the aversion of the
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withdrew themselves from the Janata party. Former allies such as the DMK, Shiromani Akali Dal and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) had distanced themselves from the Janata party. Desperately seeking enough support for a majority, Charan Singh even sought to negotiate with Congress (I), which
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The Janata government had lesser success in achieving economic reforms. It launched the Sixth Five-Year Plan, aiming to boost agricultural production and rural industries. Seeking to promote economic self-reliance and indigenous industries, the government required multi-national corporations to go
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were laid, and administered a pledge to continue Gandhi's work and preserve honesty in serving the nation. Immediately afterwards, the Janata party faced a serious challenge in choosing a leader to become India's new prime minister, where the rival bids of party leaders could divide the party and
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The 1977 election drew a turnout of 60% from an electorate of more than 320 million. On 23 March, it was announced that the Janata party had won a sweeping victory, securing 43.2% of the popular vote and 271 seats. With the support of the Akali Dal and the Congress for Democracy, it had amassed a
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Despite a strong start, the Janata government began to wither as significant ideological and political divisions emerged. The party consisted of veteran socialists, trade unionists and pro-business leaders, making major economic reforms difficult to achieve without triggering a public divide.
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as the Prime Minister of a minority government on the strength of 64 MPs, calling upon him to form a new government and prove his majority. The departure of Desai and the BJS had considerably diminished Janata's majority, and numerous Janata MPs refused to support Charan Singh. MPs loyal to
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The first actions taken by the Desai government were to formally end the state of emergency and media censorship and repeal the controversial executive decrees issued during the Emergency. The Constitution was amended to make it more difficult for any future government to declare a state of
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The decline in the popularity of the Janata government was aided by the stalled prosecution of Emergency-era abuses. The government had failed to prove most of the allegations and obtained few convictions. Cases against Indira Gandhi had also stalled for lack of evidence, and her continued
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The new Janata-led government reversed many Emergency-era decrees and opened official investigations into Emergency-era abuses. Although several major foreign policy and economic reforms were attempted, continuous in-fighting and ideological differences made the Janata government unable to
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became the third U.S. president to make an official visit to India. Both nations sought to improve trade and expand cooperation in science and technology. Vajpayee represented India at the U.N. conference on nuclear disarmament, defending India's nuclear programme and its refusal to sign
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Taking office as prime minister, Desai also took charge of the Ministry of Finance. He sought to carefully distribute important posts to satisfy Janata's different constituents and the most powerful party leaders who were rivals for his own position of leadership. Both
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would contest the election with the same manifesto as the Janata party and would join the Janata party in Parliament, but would otherwise retain a separate identity (the CFD would merge with the Janata party after the elections on 5 May). On 30 January 1977 the
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began significant changes in India's foreign policy, moving away from the course adopted by Indira's government. Both Pakistan and China had celebrated the ouster of Indira Gandhi, who had preserved a hardline stance against India's rival neighbors. In 1979,
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two-thirds, or absolute majority of 345 seats. Although the Congress for Democracy won 28 seats, Ram's standing as a national Dalit leader and moving a significant share of the Dalit vote to the Janata party and its allies won him considerable influence.
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Indian public to another fragile and dysfunctional government by campaigning on the slogan "Elect A Government That Works!" Indira Gandhi apologized for mistakes made during the Emergency and won the endorsement of respected national leaders such as
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Calling elections on 18 January 1977 the government released political prisoners and weakened restrictions and censorship on the press, although the state of emergency was not officially ended. When opposition leaders sought the support of
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had masterminded the Union government's unpopular campaign of family planning, which had allegedly involved forcible sterilization of young men by government officials. Sanjay Gandhi had also instigated the demolition of slums in the
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had declined considerably due to worsening economic conditions as well as the emergence of allegations of nepotism and corruption involving members of his family. Desai's confrontational attitude eroded his support. His main rival
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refused. After only three weeks in office, Charan Singh resigned. With no other political party in position to establish a majority government, President Reddy dissolved the Parliament and called fresh elections for January 1980.
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and the Communist Party of India (Marxist). However, Singh's government soon fell victim to intra-party rivalries and power struggles, and his successor Chandra Sekhar's Janata Dal (Socialist) government lasted barely into 1991.
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had first emerged as political leaders. Although Narayan and Kripalani did not seek office themselves, they became the leading campaigners for the Janata party, drawing great masses of people in rallies across the country.
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Indian independence movement. Its success in ending 30 years of uninterrupted Congress rule helped strengthen India's multi-party democracy. The term "Janata" has been used by several major political parties such as the
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became the highest-ranking Indian official to visit Beijing, meeting China's leaders. The Desai government re-established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, which had been severed due to the
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enjoyed the support of a significant number of Janata MPs and the activists brought from their own political parties into the Janata organisation. To avoid a potentially divisive contest, Janata leaders asked
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India also sought to improve relations with the United States, which had been strained due to the latter's support for Pakistan during the 1971 war and India's subsequent proximity with the
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Immediately upon taking office, the Janata government pressured the ten state governments where the Congress was in power to dissolve the state assemblies and hold fresh elections in June.
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were imprisoned, along with thousands of other political activists. When the State of Emergency was lifted and new elections called in 1977, opposition political parties such as the
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Since the original Janata Party disappeared when it merged into the Janata Dal, these two(the 1977 one and present one) are considered as distinct from one another by many.
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made it hard for him to remain politically active and act as a unifying influence, and his death in 1979 deprived the party of its most popular leader. Dissidents projected
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However Indira's subsequent inability to address serious issues such as unemployment, poverty, inflation and shortages eroded her popularity. The frequent invoking of "
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for the forthcoming election, Narayan insisted that all opposition parties form a united front. The Janata Party was officially launched on 23 January 1977 when the
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into partnership with Indian corporations. The policy proved controversial, diminishing foreign investment and led to the high-profile exit of corporations such as
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supported the state of emergency. Due to the advancing age and failing health, Narayan was released from prison, but remained prohibited from political activity.
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Although committing to contest the election with the Janata party, Ram resisted merging his party organisation with Janata. It was ultimately decided that the
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In this vacuum, the BJP's path to power followed that of three other centrist parties, similar to Congress, which led coalitions on three separate occasions.
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party, which won the general election called in 1980. After Jaiprakash Bandhu now Navneet Chaturvedi is the president of Janata Party since November 2021.
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by a margin of 55,200 votes. The Congress (R) did not win any seats in Uttar Pradesh and was wiped out in 10 states and territories by Janata candidates.
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announced his resignation from Janata Party parliamentary board. Janata Party parliamentary board which met on 22 June 1978 issued show-cause notices to
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a choice between freedom and slavery; between democracy and dictatorship; between abdicating the power of the people and asserting it; between the
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won a total of 153 seats, mainly from India's south. However, Janata candidates resoundingly defeated Congress (R) candidates in the northern "
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withdrew support. Popular disenchantment with the political in-fighting and ineffective government led to the resurgence of Gandhi and her new
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But some leaders of Janata Party refused to accept its merger into Janata Dal and continued in Janata Party. These included Indubhai Patel,
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Between 1980 and 1989, the Janata party maintained a small presence in the Indian Parliament under the leadership of socialist politician
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became the most popular political party in independent India and won every election following national independence in 1947. However, the
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went on to serve as Prime Ministers; Vajpayee led the first non-Congress government to complete a full five-year term from 1999 to 2004.
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MPs and activists condemned Indira's leadership and left the party. As a result, MPs still loyal to Indira Gandhi renamed their party to
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elections for May 1977. However, the emergency era had been widely unpopular. The most controversial issue was the 42nd amendment to the
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hesitated to support Desai and criticized the undemocratic method of selection, Desai's position was soon confirmed and consolidated.
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had developed an acrimonious relationship with Desai. Protesting Desai's leadership, Singh resigned and withdrew the support of his
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In contrast to the rest of the country, the Janata party won only six seats from India's southern states – none from the state of
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to select the party's leader, pledging to abide by their choice. After a period of deliberation, Narayan and Kripalani selected
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announced that it would seek to avoid a splintering in the opposition vote by not running candidates against the Janata party.
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and the way that has led many nations down the precipice of dictatorship, instability, military adventure and national ruin.
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An Indian Political Life: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987 - Vol.3 (The Politics of Northern India)
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prosecution began to evoke sympathy for her from the Indian public and anger of her supporters, who saw it as a "
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The Janata manifesto was released on 10 February, which declared that the coming election presented voters with:
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became the Minister of Home Affairs, the second-most important position in the Council of Ministers, while
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to seek the transfer of Janata Party symbol to its own. But the Election Commission froze the symbol
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coalition. Singh had become widely popular for exposing the role of the government of prime minister
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won the closely contested Janata legislature party leadership from the then Bihar Janata Party chief
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Socialists and secular Janata politicians shared an aversion to the Hindu nationalist agenda of the
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to become the chairman of the Janata Parliamentary Party on 24 May. Although some leaders such as
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As it became clear that Indira's Emergency rule had been widely unpopular, defections from the
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Political Trends Revival of Two Party System in India : Ruling Vs. Combined Opposition
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and of the Janata party went on to comprise a new generation of Indian political leaders.
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emergency; fundamental freedoms and the independence of India's judiciary was reaffirmed.
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The new government also proceeded to withdraw all charges against the 25 accused in the
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condemned Indira's government as dictatorial and corrupt. Narayan and Desai founded the
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had formed a coalition called the "Grand Alliance" to oppose Indira Gandhi and the
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as its Prime Ministerial candidate, but the party won only 31 seats out of 542.
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significantly diminished support for the Congress (R) amongst India's Dalits.
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and trade unions aligned with Janata helped rally considerable voting blocs.
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and others. Opposition political organisations such as the Hindu nationalist
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The results of its election defeat considerably weakened and diminished the
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Shourie, Arun (1980). Institutions in the Janata phase. Bombay: Popular.
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as their election symbol. Janata Party continue to retain its status as
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amongst its most loyal constituencies. The bulldozing of slums near the
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Actions taken during Emergency significantly diminished support for the
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became the party general secretary, and Bharatiya Jana Sangh politician
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became Prime Minister of India. He remained in office for 23 days until
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Gupta, Shekhar; Pachauri, Pankaj; Baweja, Harinder (15 November 1989).
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Why Regional Parties? Clientelism, Elites, and the Indian Party System
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joined to form the Janata party, which won a sweeping majority in the
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of India, using alliances under Morarji Government from 1977 to 1979
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was widely unpopular amongst India's Muslims, and the defection of
972: 843: 228: 1907: 1474:. The Janata government announced its desire to achieve "genuine" 1449:
Prime Minister Morarji Desai and the Minister of External Affairs
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rallied India's middle-class merchants, traders and conservative
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quashed the charges of bribery against Rajiv Gandhi and others.
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weaken its majority before it took power. Janata party chairman
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was made its president. After some months, it merged into the
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choose between staying in government and being members of the
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served as deputy prime minister. Younger politicians such as
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found her guilty of using corrupt electoral practices in her
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with Election Commission of India and retains its symbol of
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and others were grass-roots activists in the Janata party.
1625: 1092:– where the Emergency had not caused political unrest. The 4186:"Morarji, Charan Singh waited for each other to die: Book" 2531:
because of growing differences between them over trial of
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on 2 February 1977. Other co-founders included the former
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India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics
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claimed to be the real Congress party, adopting the name
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that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister
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communities. A former Minister of Defence, Ram left the
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returned to power after having been dismissed in 1953.
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government increased. The most significant was that of
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bifurcated in 1969 over the issue of the leadership of
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Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
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Emergency: Top Oppositional political leaders arrested
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to become the 6th President of India on 25 July 1977.
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Official Excerpts from Speech of Veteran Journalist.
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D. N. Tiwari and Bihar politician Raj Mangal Pandey.
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effectively address national problems. By mid-1979,
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Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik)
5237: 5179:"Convention will elect new Janata Leader: Indubhai" 1393:, the activities of the former Minister of Defence 3758:Janata Dal leader of Singhbhum, Thakurji Pathak... 3521: 3519: 3459: 1260:were accorded the title of deputy prime minister. 5029:"Ajit Singh catapulted as Janata Party president" 4507:"Ajit Singh catapulted as Janata Party president" 4156: 4077: 4045: 3905: 3903: 3901: 3899: 3897: 3895: 3151:, the eldest son and successor of Indira, in the 749:were banned and their leaders arrested. Only the 7568: 6483:Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance 5990:Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar 4476:"Shri Chandra Shekhar | Prime Minister of India" 374:became the first non-Congress prime minister in 5121:Pachai, Pankaj; Awasti, Dilip (15 March 1989). 3976: 3942: 3867: 3516: 1381:, which included the new Minister of Industry, 1358:Indian prime minister Morarji Desai (1977–1979) 1351:, which remained the largest opposition party. 540:, the daughter of India's first prime minister 5748: 4253: 3892: 3343: 2539:returned into cabinet and held portfolios of 858:, who commanded great support amongst India's 6534: 5734: 5357: 5294: 4997: 4955: 4893: 4504: 4256:India: From Midnight To Millennium and Beyond 4016: 2591:as the new prime minister in place of Desai. 877:, former Union Minister of State for Finance 6298:Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement 6198:Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra) 5176: 5120: 4924: 3909: 3438:"List of Political Parties and Free Symbols" 1066:became important allies. The leaders of the 607:), the predecessor of what would become the 272:Janata se Janata ke liye जनता से जनता के लिए 6438:Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 6153:Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 5915:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party 5276:. Election Commission of India. 8 July 2022 4214: 3276:The Janata Party continued to exist led by 2653: 1058:and regional political parties such as the 335: 6548: 6541: 6527: 5741: 5727: 5364: 5350: 4161:. Abhinav Publications. pp. 176–191. 3584:दैनिक भास्कर हिन्दी (Dainik Bhaskar Hindi) 1507: 1404: 90: 4832:"General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)" 4082:. Abhinav Publications. pp. 90–100. 4050:. Abhinav Publications. pp. 98–126. 3237:Participants in the struggle against the 2458: 866:and along with his supporters formed the 7602:Political parties disestablished in 2013 6408:Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) 5995:Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party 5810:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5177:News Service, Express (6 January 1989). 5000:The Politics of India Since Independence 4019:The Politics of India Since Independence 3763: 1353: 1286:Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1268:took charge of the Ministry of Defence. 1046:, the most populous state of India. The 827:became first president of Janata Party. 494: 350:) is an unrecognized political party in 5595:Indian National Congress (Organisation) 5337:The Rise and Decline of Janata Politics 4865:"Gowda and irony of coalition building" 4012: 4010: 4008: 4006: 4004: 3980:Indira: The Life Of Indira Nehru Gandhi 3972: 3970: 3946:Indira: The Life Of Indira Nehru Gandhi 3871:Indira: The Life Of Indira Nehru Gandhi 3830: 3828: 3826: 3824: 3822: 3820: 3818: 3816: 3577: 3300:, Babul Reddy and T. Gajula Narasaiah. 3190:and as a result, Janata Dal had to use 1187: 1125:Sources: Keesing's – World News Archive 475:was forced to resign and his successor 283:Registered Unrecognised Political Party 14: 7569: 6343:Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6055:Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) 5820:All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 5026: 4993: 4991: 4989: 4987: 4985: 4983: 4662:from the original on 21 September 2021 4456:from the original on 21 September 2021 4405: 4278: 4258:. Arcade Publishing. pp. 164–66. 3983:. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp.  3949:. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp.  3874:. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp.  3863: 3861: 3814: 3812: 3810: 3808: 3806: 3804: 3802: 3800: 3798: 3796: 3734:. Gyan Publishing House. p. 228. 3703:"Janata party leader Thakur ji Pathak" 3504:from the original on 23 September 2015 3373:"Why the Far Right Rules Modi's India" 3351:. Arcade Publishing. pp. 164–66. 1280:were respectively given charge of the 1108:, which she lost to her 1971 opponent 900: 508:(January 1982–20 January 1985) Before 7582:Political parties established in 1977 6522: 6293:Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party 6258:Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference 6100:Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party 5910:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 5722: 5345: 5151: 5102:from the original on 11 February 2023 5086: 5084: 4859: 4857: 4812:from the original on 30 December 2021 4350: 4332:from the original on 16 February 2023 4316: 4314: 4180: 4178: 4152: 4150: 4148: 4146: 4144: 4142: 4140: 4138: 4136: 3727: 3399: 2583:(then Bombay). The failing health of 1413:witnessed the massive victory of the 6398:Republican Party of India (Athawale) 6303:Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai) 5905:Indigenous People's Front of Tripura 5890:Hill State People's Democratic Party 5698:Maintenance of Internal Security Act 5662:State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain 5069:from the original on 6 February 2004 5039:from the original on 29 January 2022 4875:from the original on 9 December 2021 4802:"General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II)" 4772:"General Election, 1996 (Vol I, II)" 4752:from the original on 18 January 2022 4742:"General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)" 4712:"General Election, 1989 (Vol I, II)" 4682:"General Election, 1984 (Vol I, II)" 4652:"General Election, 1980 (Vol I, II)" 4632:from the original on 23 October 2021 4622:"General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)" 4572:from the original on 17 January 2024 4517:from the original on 29 January 2022 4446:"General Election, 1980 (Vol I, II)" 4235:from the original on 23 January 2024 4218:Bihar chief ministership battle 1977 4073: 4071: 4069: 4067: 4001: 3967: 3936: 3924:from the original on 3 November 2012 3620:from the original on 17 January 2024 3590:from the original on 25 January 2024 3559:from the original on 25 January 2024 3533:from the original on 25 January 2024 3076: 1206:led the newly elected Janata MPs to 644:State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain 619:(State Legislature) of the state of 33: 5683:Turkman gate demolition and rioting 5209:"Janata Dal application for symbol" 5059:"Rajiv Gandhi cleared over bribery" 4980: 4968:from the original on 17 August 2021 4956:Raj Chengappa (15 September 1988). 4906:from the original on 22 August 2021 4247: 3858: 3793: 3709:from the original on 9 January 2023 3578:Malviya, Pavan (12 November 2023). 2622: 659:to force the government to resign. 24: 7480:Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad 6468:Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam 6413:Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) 6128:Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi 5779:Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5620:People's Union for Civil Liberties 5580:Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5295:Adam Ziegfeld (19 February 2016). 5250:from the original on 14 March 2022 5219:from the original on 14 March 2022 5189:from the original on 14 March 2022 5133:from the original on 13 March 2022 5081: 4854: 4602:from the original on 28 March 2024 4426:from the original on 28 March 2024 4387:from the original on 10 March 2023 4311: 4299:from the original on 28 March 2024 4192:. 11 November 2008. Archived from 4175: 4133: 3846:from the original on 2 August 2017 3781:from the original on 28 March 2024 3748:from the original on 28 March 2024 3683:from the original on 28 March 2024 3349:India: From Midnight To Millennium 3320: 2658: 1490: 895:Communist Party of India (Marxist) 747:Communist Party of India (Marxist) 376:independent modern India's history 25: 7618: 6458:Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 5835:All India United Democratic Front 5330: 5156:. Bloomsbury India. p. 241. 4937:from the original on 16 July 2021 4925:Anita Pratap (31 December 1987). 4486:from the original on 17 June 2019 4103:Janak Raj Jai; Rajiv Jai (1999). 4064: 4039: 3653:from the original on 12 June 2023 3466:. VIJ Books (India) PVT Limited. 3155:, though on 5 February 2004, the 2649:Navneet Chaturvedi (2021–Present) 1444: 1389:'s management of the state-owned 990: 490: 6473:Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi 6433:Social Democratic Party of India 6423:Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) 5875:Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 5373: 4842:from the original on 15 May 2019 4782:from the original on 15 May 2019 4722:from the original on 15 May 2019 4692:from the original on 15 May 2019 4215:Mirchandani, G. G. (June 2003). 3143:and the main constituent of the 3087: 3025: 3024: 3014: 3013: 2982: 2981: 2971: 2970: 2939: 2938: 2928: 2927: 2896: 2895: 2885: 2884: 2853: 2852: 2842: 2841: 2810: 2809: 2799: 2798: 2767: 2766: 2756: 2755: 2724: 2723: 2713: 2712: 2424: 2268: 2221: 2174: 2127: 2079: 1906: 1859: 1812: 1765: 1718: 1671: 1624: 293: 38: 7597:2013 disestablishments in India 7551:Party leaders in the Parliament 6348:Marxist Co-ordination Committee 6263:Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party 5955:Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 5940:Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) 5288: 5262: 5231: 5201: 5170: 5145: 5114: 5051: 5027:Chawla, Prabhu (15 June 1988). 5020: 4949: 4918: 4887: 4824: 4794: 4764: 4734: 4704: 4674: 4644: 4614: 4584: 4554: 4529: 4498: 4468: 4438: 4399: 4369: 4344: 4272: 4208: 4096: 3721: 3695: 3665: 3602: 2646:Jai Prakash Bandhu (2013- 2021) 835:became the party spokesperson. 6443:Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party 6428:Sikkim National People's Party 6268:Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) 6133:All India Rajakulathor Peravai 6095:Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 6085:United People's Party, Liberal 5965:Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4894:Raj Chengappa (18 July 2013). 4505:Prabhu Chawla (15 June 1988). 4412:. Pearson India. p. 227. 4285:. Pearson India. p. 220. 3910:Kuldip Singh (11 April 1995). 3571: 3545: 3487: 3453: 3430: 3393: 3365: 3337: 3037: 1362: 655:" – a campaign of non-violent 637:in 1971, lodged a case at the 452:as well as defectors from the 13: 1: 6488:United Goans Democratic Party 6318:Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi 6163:Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) 6143:Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 6035:Revolutionary Socialist Party 6015:Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party 5708:Indian general election, 1977 5215:. 5 January 1989. p. 7. 3330: 3196:unrecognised registered party 3092: 3047: 2527:resigned from the cabinet of 1324:veteran and Janata candidate 7592:1977 establishments in India 7440:Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha 7435:National Executive Committee 6253:Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party 5830:All India Trinamool Congress 5600:Indian National Congress (R) 5154:Relentless: An Autobiography 4836:Election Commission of India 4806:Election Commission of India 4776:Election Commission of India 4746:Election Commission of India 4716:Election Commission of India 4686:Election Commission of India 4656:Election Commission of India 4626:Election Commission of India 4450:Election Commission of India 3446:Election Commission of India 3180:Election Commission of India 3097: 3042: 2381:5 years, 216 days 2249:2 years, 329 days 1976:2 years, 137 days 1934:2 years, 236 days 1746:2 years, 239 days 1699:2 years, 237 days 1605:2 years, 312 days 1487:non-proliferation treaties. 1369:Premiership of Morarji Desai 1282:Ministry of External Affairs 1198:On the morning of 24 March, 997:1977 Indian general election 662: 554:Indian National Congress (O) 550:Indian National Congress (R) 526:Indian independence movement 460:. Narain defeated Gandhi at 149:Indian National Congress (O) 75:Political party in India 7: 7485:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 6574:(1986–91, 1993–98, 2004–06) 6353:National Secular Conference 6203:Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi 6000:People's Party of Arunachal 5656:State of Emergency in India 5625:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 4406:Ananth, V. Krishna (2010). 4355:. Sage India. p. 243. 4279:Ananth, V. Krishna (2010). 3836:"The Rise of Indira Gandhi" 3460:Dr. Pavithran K.S. (2020). 3303: 2681:  Percentage of votes 2466:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 2107:1 year, 176 days 1840:1 year, 301 days 1793:1 year, 250 days 1563:4 years, 36 days 1318:Minister of Law and Justice 781: 743:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 392:victory over Narain in the 10: 7623: 7270:Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 6138:Ambedkarite Party of India 6025:Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 5985:Nationalist Congress Party 5960:Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 5900:Indian Union Muslim League 5750:Political parties in India 5380:The Emergency of 1975–1977 5303:Cambridge University Press 5004:Cambridge University Press 4568:(in Hindi). 22 June 2023. 4157:G. G. Mirchandani (2003). 4078:G. G. Mirchandani (2003). 4046:G. G. Mirchandani (2003). 4023:Cambridge University Press 3616:(in Hindi). 22 June 2023. 3239:Indian Emergency (1975–77) 2562:Through 1979, support for 2060:2 years, 2 days 1652:2 years, 7 days 1366: 1310:Ministry of Communications 1191: 1115:Summary of the 1977 March 994: 681:, accepted prime minister 666: 615:won the elections for the 519: 26: 7523: 7470: 7425: 7357: 7304: 7195: 7105: 7027: 6751: 6732: 6707: 6641: 6556: 6368:Puratchi Bharatham Katchi 6278:Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) 6243:Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi 6213:Gondwana Ganatantra Party 6173:Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh 6118: 6090:Voice of the People Party 6030:Revolutionary Goans Party 6020:Rashtriya Lok Samta Party 6005:People's Democratic Front 5880:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5797: 5756: 5648: 5585:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5562: 5386: 3912:"Obituary: Morarji Desai" 3208: 3107: 2499:attacked party president 2407: 2380: 2369: 2359: 2357: 2354: 1529: 1526: 1523: 1520: 1517: 1514: 1339:. Significant numbers of 1148: 1064:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 301: 292: 287: 276: 268: 254: 238: 222: 212: 202: 178: 142: 124: 114: 106: 98: 89: 80: 47:This article needs to be 6824:Chandrakant Bacchu Patil 6463:Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam 6313:Kerala Congress (Thomas) 6065:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 5865:Communist Party of India 5784:Indian National Congress 5635:Socialist Party of India 5605:Indian National Congress 5152:Sinha, Yashwant (2019). 4221:. Abhinav Publications. 4109:. Regency Publications. 3977:Katherine Frank (2002). 3943:Katherine Frank (2002). 3868:Katherine Frank (2002). 2654:General election results 2615:, Janata Party declared 2040:Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha 1077:. The Hindu nationalist 932:Samyukta Socialist Party 872:Chief Minister of Orissa 809:Socialist Party of India 751:Communist Party of India 562:Samyukta Socialist Party 534:Indian National Congress 530:Indian National Congress 454:Indian National Congress 364:Indian National Congress 27:Not to be confused with 7500:Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh 7182:Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 7029:Current chief ministers 6994:Tamilisai Soundararajan 6964:Biswabhusan Harichandan 6914:Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 6834:Jamyang Tsering Namgyal 6752:Other prominent leaders 6642:Current vice presidents 6503:Vikassheel Insaan Party 6498:Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi 6308:Kerala Congress (Jacob) 6183:Communist Marxist Party 6110:Zoram People's Movement 6105:Zoram Nationalist Party 6080:United Democratic Party 6060:Sikkim Democratic Front 5895:Indian National Lok Dal 5860:Bodoland People's Front 5825:All India N.R. Congress 5789:National People's Party 5444:Harchand Singh Longowal 4541:Business Standard India 4351:Brass, Paul R. (2014). 4254:Shashi Tharoor (2006). 3141:Vishwanath Pratap Singh 1726:Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 1508:List of Chief Ministers 1461:Sino-Indian War of 1962 1427:Satyendra Narayan Sinha 1405:Elections in the states 723:Satyendra Narayan Sinha 631:Socialist Party (India) 430:Satyendra Narayan Sinha 394:Rae Bareli constituency 240:Political position 7510:Swadeshi Jagaran Manch 7225:Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 7198:national spokespersons 7109:deputy chief ministers 6959:Hriday Narayan Dikshit 6734:Deputy prime ministers 6550:Bharatiya Janata Party 6508:Welfare Party of India 6493:Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 6478:Telangana Jana Samithi 6453:Swatantra Bharat Paksh 6393:Rashtriya Samaj Paksha 6248:Indian National League 6233:Hindustani Awam Morcha 6218:Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 6178:Bharatiya Tribal Party 5945:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 5850:Bharat Rashtra Samithi 5815:All India Forward Bloc 5774:Bharatiya Janata Party 5544:Siddhartha Shankar Ray 4998:Paul R. Brass (1994). 4017:Paul R. Brass (1994). 3409:. Taylor and Francis. 3315:Congress for Democracy 3310:Janata Party (Secular) 3220:Bharatiya Janata Party 2613:1980 general elections 2535:. On 24 January 1979, 2459:Fall of the government 2276:Jogendra Nath Hazarika 1399:1971 Nagarwala scandal 1359: 1194:Morarji Desai Ministry 1171:Congress for Democracy 956:Congress for Democracy 890:Congress for Democracy 868:Congress for Democracy 848: 502: 477:Chaudhary Charan Singh 190:Janata Party (Secular) 185:Bharatiya Janata Party 169:Congress for Democracy 130:; 47 years ago 72:Indian political party 29:Bharatiya Janata Party 7587:The Emergency (India) 7515:Vishva Hindu Parishad 7505:Bharatiya Kisan Sangh 7472:Related organisations 7330:Dushyant Kumar Gautam 7258:Gopal Krishna Agarwal 6949:Trivendra Singh Rawat 6934:Bhagat Singh Koshyari 6884:D. V. Sadananda Gowda 6373:Puthiya Needhi Katchi 6363:Pattali Makkal Katchi 6328:Loktantrik Janata Dal 6228:Hindustan Janta Party 6193:Democratic Azad Party 5399:Basawon Singh (Sinha) 4869:www.outlookindia.com/ 3728:Mitra, H. N. 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Index

Janata alliance
Bharatiya Janata Party

Jayaprakash Narayan
Indian National Congress (O)
Bharatiya Lok Dal
Socialist Party
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Congress for Democracy
Bharatiya Janata Party
Janata Party (Secular)
Janata Dal
Youth wing
Women's wing
Ideology
Big tent
Economic nationalism
Political position
Centre-right
centre-left
ECI

Politics of India
Political parties
Elections
India
the Emergency
Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress
1977 general election

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