Question

why did the year 1967 prove to be a turning point in Indian democracy ​

Answer 1

Answer:

This paper deals with the most interesting political question thrown up by the 1967 elections: the change that the elections registered in respect of electoral behaviour which led to a decline of Congress preponderance in the country. An attempt is made to describe this in terms of patterns of regularity and change and the factors responsible for these patterns. The analysis in this paper suggests that the country has entered a more active phase of politics, that the voters are becoming aware of problems of policy and performance and that the appeals that parties make must increasingly be based on concrete items of social and economic change and less and less on either vague manifestoes or reliance on local party organisations and 'vote banks' to deliver the votes no matter what the party appeal is. There are two dimensions of the emerging electoral behaviour in India, one political, the other socio-economic. The first is the development of firm party commitments in the electorate. This is what will give Indian politics its stability and predictability. The other is the dimension of comment on and criticism of the ruling party's performance, discontent with the present and expectations of the future, and judgments regarding a particular party's ability to produce results. Whereas the first may be called the dimension of allegiance, the second may be called the dimension of deliberations. As one influences the other in successive elections, and as particular segments and attitudes get stabilised around this or that party, a still clearer profile of the Indian electorate will emerge with less unpredictability than is the case at present. While the general findings of this paper, on the nature of the political change that 1967 brought about, show large shifts in electoral orientations and awareness, they also reveal considerable stability, loyalty and continuity in the system.

Answer 2

Answer:

i) congress under jawaharlal nehru controlled the reins till the yr 1964

ii)after the prominence of state parties in yr 1967 proved to be a turning point

iii) this was the period of acutal democratisticion of indian polticis

Iv)after that gandhi family dominated politics till yr 1977

v) inspite of all these strugles the indian democracty has not flatered since then