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First multi-party PM
Personal ambitions of leaders
JP Narayan and Acharya Kriplani decided
Moradji Desai to be PM over Charan
Singh and Jagjivan Ram
Her struggle
Went to Belchi, Bihar to act against attack
on Dalits
3rd October CBI sent to arrest Indira by
Charan Singh
Indira out of Jail with public support
Indira broke from Congress, formed
Congress I
Feb 1978, Congress I won by-elections
Congress Politics
Sanjay Gandhi meets Raj Narain, asks to
leave Janata party
Sanjay asked Kamal Nath to bribe Charan
Singhs astrologer so that he leaves
Janata Party
Sanjay fostered Jarnail Singh
Bhindranwale to counter Akali Dal in
Punjab
Tumultuous times
Shah Commission report out, Indira sent
to Tihar Jail for a week
Krishna Commission claimed Indira stole 4
eggs and 2 chicken, ordered non-bailable
warrant
Indira is back
Sanjay gandhi promises PM post for
Charan Singh if he pulls Janata govt.
down
Janata govt. down
Charan Singh becomes PM for 23 days as
Indira pulls support
Indira announces elections.
No cohesive opposition
Other parties function as pressure parties
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Left Front
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