CLASS 12 · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CH 5: CHALLENGES TO + RESTORATION OF CONGRESS SYSTEM (NCERT CLASS 12 — POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE)
Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System 🌾
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Key locations covered (12)
- 1967 Elections — India
- Indira Gandhi vs Syndicate — India
- Garibi Hatao + 1971 Elections — India
- Bangladesh War + Indira's Image — India
- Drought, Inflation, Strikes 1973-75 — India
- JP Movement — India
- Allahabad HC Verdict — India
- Emergency 1975-77 — India
- 42nd Amendment — India
- 1977 Elections — India
- Janata Government — India
- Indira's Return + Assassination — India
Sample questions (12 of 49)
Significance?
Congress lost in 8 states; majority sharply reduced in LS.
Non-Congress governments?
Formed in Kerala, TN, Bihar, UP, Punjab, Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh.
Phrase 'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram'?
Coined after Haryana MLA Gaya Lal switched parties thrice in a fortnight 1967.
Which chapter discusses '1967 Elections'?
NCERT Class 12 — Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System.
Who were Syndicate?
Old guard — Kamaraj, Nijalingappa, S.K. Patil, etc.
How did Indira assert?
Bank nationalisation 1969, abolition of privy purses 1971.
1969 Congress split?
Congress (O) vs Congress (R) — Requisitionists.
Which chapter discusses 'Indira Gandhi vs Syndicate'?
NCERT Class 12 — Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System.
Indira's 1971 slogan?
'Garibi Hatao'.
Result?
Congress (R) won 352 of 518 seats — sweeping majority.
Then state election results?
1972 — Congress dominant in states too.
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT Class 12 Geography syllabus, drawn from the chapter Ch 5: Challenges to + Restoration of Congress System (NCERT Class 12 — Politics in India Since Independence). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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