When and why did Congress face challenge of political succession second time
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The Congress party faced the challenge of succession for the second time in 1966 after the death of Lai Bahadur Shastri: 1. This challenge started with an intense competition between Morarji Desai and Indira Gandhi to be resolved through a secret ballot. 2. Indira Gandhi defeated Morarji Desai by securing the support of more than two-thirds of the party’s MPs. 3. Thus a peaceful transition of power despite intense competition for leadership was seen as a sign of maturity of India’s democracy.
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