In what way did the imposition of Emergency affect the party system in
India? Elaborate your answer with examples.
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Explanation:
It brought the opposition together to form a new party i.e.. the Janata Party under the leadership of Jayaprakash Narayan. The formation ofb Janata Party also ensured that non-Congress votes would not be divided. This had also ignited the idea of non-Congressism. This factor played a major role in the elections of 1977 as the Congress could win only 154 seats in the Lok Sabha. Its share of popular votes too fell to less than 35 per cent. The Janata Party itself won 295 seats and thus enjoyed a clear mojority.
Answer:
In the evening of 25 June 1975, on the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi the President of India declared emergency. The party system has in many ways been hit by an emergency:-
Explanation:
1. The ruling party had all the powers that the government went about suppressing democracy. They were still thinking of preserving their control over the administration.
2. A number of friction and disparities resulted from the demand for public engagement between institutional and democratic democracy.
3. The inability of the party system to include people's interests was attributed to this. In a new party people began to look for alternatives.
4. The pressure put on the political leaders of the opposition meant that they would literally decompose if they did not stand united against Indira Gandhi's authoritarian style. Therefore the leaders of several parties who came into each other's touch in prisons agreed to form one of Janata's parties.
5. The Janata Party's creation ensured that non-congressional votes were not divided. The 1977 elections were an emergency referendum and the Congress Party was defeated by the masses.
6. The 1977 elections finally ended the one-party system of hegemony and established the coalition system.