Challenges to congress and restoration of the Congress

Challenges to congress and restoration of the Congress

1. Political succession 2. Context of 4th gen election

Open Ended

Which party won consistent majority for the first 3 general elections? Who was the leader of Congress at the time?

NEHRUVIAN CONSENSUS

IDEAS- CENTRE & STATE: CHARISMATIC LEADER

Do you know who succeeded Nehru?

Multiple Choice

SUCCESSOR?

• K. KAMRAJ

• Indira Gandhi

• Lal Bahadur Shastri

Successions can be complicated

Mughals, factions

Poll

Do you think this Political transition was

• very smooth

• infighting and conflict

From Nehru to Shastri

• easy succession

• K. KAMRAJ

• Consultation

• Shastri- non controversial, able, simple

• war, food crisis

Multiple Select

Do you know a famous slogan by Shastri ji?

• KARO YA MARO

• JAI JAWAAN JAI KISAAN

After Shastri whom?

Multiple Select

Who came after Shastri ji?

• Morarji Desai

• Kamraj

• Indira Gandhi

Poll

How do you think the succession competition was this time?

• SMOOTH, VERY STRAIGHT FORWARD

• SMOOTH, MORE COMPETETIVE

SO FAR THE 3RD Lok Sabha IS GOING ON 

4TH LOK SABHA

1967

CONTEXT

• 2 PM DEATHS

• NEW PM INEXPERIENCED/NOVICE

• ECONOMIC CRISIS- FOOD, FOREX, INDUSTRIES, MILITARY

• DEVALUATION

CONTEXT

• PROTEST AGAINST POOR ECONOMY

• BANDHS

• COMMUNIST- CPI-L

• HINDU-MUSLIM RIOTS

OPPOSITION- STRONGER

NON CONGRESSISM RISING

Multiple Select

RECAP: WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING WERE RISING

• FOOD PRODUCTION

• INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

• UNEMPLOYMENT

• MILITARY EXPENDITURE

• FOREX

Poll

Do you think the socio-economic-political context in the 60's became quite different from Nehruvian era?

• Yes quite different

• No, pretty much same

Different

but again congress won

But with borderline majrity

SO FAR THE 3RD Lok Sabha IS GOING ON