Question

Analyse any one reason for the defeat of the congress party in 1977

Answer 1

Election campaign in March 1977. The Indian National Congress (Indira) INC(I) won 154 out of 545 seats, while the Bharatiya Lok Dal/Janata Party won 295 seats in the 1971 elections.

Answer 2

The opposition crowd used the motto ‘Save democracy’ against the imposition of emergency is the right answer.

In 1977 the Congress Party in India faced a defeat in the elections by the opposition party; BJP. The main reason for this included the slogans used by the opposition such as ‘save democracy’. The opposition highlighted the defensive impediment and press censorship to value public opinion.