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The Crisis Of Democratic Order

Question
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Describe the changes that occurred in Indian politics between 1967 and 1975.

Solution
The following changes ocurred in Indian politics between 1967 and 1975 :

(i) Indira Gandhi emerged as a towering leader with tremendous popularity.

(ii) The party competition became bitter and polarised.

(iii) There was tension in the relationship between the government and the judiciary.

(iv) The politics was becoming too personalised and the governmental authority was being converted into personal authority as happened during the emergency.

 

Some More Questions From The Crisis of Democratic Order Chapter

Discuss the effects of Emergency on the following aspects of our polity :

• Effects on civil liberties for citizens.

• Impact on relationship between the Executive and Judiciary.

• Functioning of Mass Media.

• Working of the Police and Bureaucracy.

In what way did the imposition of Emergency affect the party system in India ? Elaborate your answer with examples.

Read the passage and answer the questions below :

Indian democracy was never so close to a two-party system as it was during the 1977 elections. However, the next few years saw a complete change. Soon after its defeat, the Indian National Congress split into two groups ................ The Janata Party also went through major convulsions ........ David Butler, Ashok Lahiri and Prannoy Roy. –Partha Chatterjee

(a) What made the party system in India look like a two-party system in 1977 ?

(b) Many more than two parties existed in 1977. Why then are the authors describing this period as close to a two-party system ?

(c) What caused splits in Congress and the Janata parties ?

Describe the main causes for students unrest in Gujarat and Bihar in 1974.

Where did the Naxalite Movement begin is 1967 ?

Who formed CPI (Marxist-Leninist) ?

When did Jayaprakash Narayan lead the march to Parliament ?

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the famous Kesavananda Bharati case?

Fill in the blanks :

‘In the background of the ruling of the ______ Court in the ________ case, an amendment was made declaring that elections of ________,________ and Vice President could not be challenged in the court’.

What was the focus of campaign of Janata Party in the general elections of 1977?