Question

What were the two reasons which led to the mid term election in 1980?

Answer 1

Reasons for Mid-term elections in 1980

Explanation:

The reasons for mid-term elections in 1980 are:

• The Janata party was not united in one there was power struggle within the party
• The Janata party came to power after the General elections held in January 1989.But the Janata party could not hold the power. Because the coalition members of his party withdrew their support .Due to less number of ministers Prime minister Morarji Desai resigned.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Bharatiya Janata Party lacked direction, leadership and a common programme.
• Bharatiya Janata Party government couldn't bring a fundamental change in policies pursued by Congress.
• There was a split in Bharatiya Janata Party and the government led by Morarji Desai which lost its majority in less than 18 months.
• Chaudhary Charan Singh was formed due to support of Congress Party which later decided to withdraw its support resulting resignation of Chaudhary Charan Singh government within four months.

All the above mentioned reasons led Mid-Term Elections of 1980, which defeated Bharatiya Janata Party and again Congress led by Indira Gandhi came back to power by winning 353 seats.