Restoration of Congress

Nehru’s death

May 1964

2 questions after nehru’s death

After nehru who

After nehru what

Dangerous decade

1960 - regional communal violence, poverty, inequality

President of congress during nehru’s period

K. Kamraj

Shastri’s period

1964 - 1966

How was shastri

Known for his principles, simplicity and responsibility

2 challenges faced during shastri’s period

Recovering from war with china and pakistan

Agricultural crisis - food shortage, moonsoon failure, drought

Slogan by shastri

Jai jawan jai kisan

Shastri death

10 january 1966

place of shastri’s death

Tashkent

Two contenders for next PM

Indira gandhi and Moraji desai

Indira’s experience

Daughter of nehru, president of congress, union minister of information under shastri’s cabinet

Moraji desai’s experience

Cm of bombay, minister at centre

How was the PM decided

Secret ballot

Prime minister after shastri

Indira gandhi

Supporter of indira gandhi

Senior congress leaders

Context of elections of 1967

Death of 2 PM, agricultural crisis, failure of monsoon, drought, food shortage, rise in military expenditure

indira’s first decision as PM

Devaluation of indian rupee under US pressure

Results of indira’s first decision

Bands and hartals

congress’s win streak secret

Division of opposition parties votes

Strategy of Non congressism

Ram manohar lohia

Opposition parties criticism against congress

Congress rule was undemocractic and didnt focus on poor ordinary people

Electoral verdict of 1967 elections

Political earthquake

term political earthquake

Worst performance of congress in elections

States congress lost

9 states 2 in defection

DMK (ff)

Dravida munnetra kazagham

First non congress party to secure majority in state

DMK in kerala