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Era Of One-party Dominance
If Bharatiya Jana Sangh or the Communist Party of India had formed the government after the first election, in which respects would the policies of the government have been different ? Specify three differences each for both the parties.
(i) The country would have become modern, progressive and strong on the basis of Indian culture and traditions.
(ii) There would have been reunion of India and Pakistan in Akhand Bharat.
(iii) Hindi would have become as the official language of India.
If Communist Party of India had formed the government, the policies would have been different in the following ways:
(i) It would have followed the policy of nationalisation.
(ii) There would have been state controlled economy.
(iii) The communism would have become the main ideology in the country.
Three basic differences between the two parties — i.e., Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the Communist Party of India are with regard to economy,language and culture.
Some More Questions From Era of One-party Dominance Chapter
In what sense was the Congress an ideological coalition ? Mention the various ideological currents present within the Congress.
Did the prevalence of a ‘one-party dominant system’ affect adversely the democratic nature of Indian politics ?
Bring out three differences each between Socialist parties and the Communist Party and between Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Swatantra Party.
What would you consider as the main differences between Mexico and India under one-party domination ?
Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
“Patel, the organisational man of the Congress; wanted to purge the Congress of other political groups and sought to make of it a cohesive and disciplined political party. He ...sought to take the Congress away from its all–embracing character and turn it into a close-knit party of disciplined cadres. Being a ‘realist’ he looked more for discipline than for comprehension. While Gandhi took too romantic a view of “carrying on the movement”, Patel’s idea of transforming the Congress into strictly political party with a single ideology and tight discipline showed an equal lack of understanding of the eclectic role that the Congress, as a government, was to he called upon to perform in the decades to follow.” — Rajni Kothari
(a) Why does the author think that Congress should not have been a cohesive and disciplined party?
(b) Give some examples of the eclectic role of the Congress party in the early years.
(c) Why does the author say that Gandhi’s view about Congress future was romantic ?
When did the Constitution of India come into effect ?
Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
When was the first general elections held in India ?
What did the successful general elections of India in 1952 prove?
How many seats of the Lok Sabha did Congress win in the first general elections in 1952 ?
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