JANATA INTERREGNUM Flashcards
WHICH ARE THE PARTIES THAT FORMED THE JANATA PARTY (1977)
CONGRESS (O)
JAN SANGH
BHARATIYA LOK DAL
SOCIALIST PARTY
Nandini Satpathy ,Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna AND Jagjivan Ram formed which party
CFD
Congress for Democracy
Who were the 3 potential candidates for prime minister-ship
Moraji Desai
Jagjivan Ram
Charan Singh
Who was elected as the unopposed president in 1977
N. Sanjeeva Reddy
Name the one positive economic step by the Janata govt.
FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME
___ WAS THE FINANCIAL MINISTER IN 1970
CHARAN SINGH
what did the congress spilt into in 1978
CONGRESS I (Indira ) CONGRESS U (Devraj Urs)
___ was the famous commission appointed to investigate Indira Gandhi
SHAH COMMISSION
when did moraji desai’s govt. retire
15 july 1979
Which parties contested in the 1980 elections
CONGRESS I CONGRESS U LOK DAL JANATA Charan Singh & the Socialists
Who were the allies of the Janata party?
DMK, Akali Dal and CPM
Who were the allies of Congress?
CPI and AIADMK
How many Congress-ruled state governments did the Janata government dismiss?
9
When was Morarji Desai sworn in as PM?
23rd March, 1977
Who came to power in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal respectively?
AIADMK and CPM