• Janata Party – anti-Congress conglomeration of rival parties in India.
  • Dual membership of Jan Sangh factions – were also RSS members.
  • Janata Party’s target – to dismantle Congress government.
  • 24 March 1977 – 1st non-Congress government in India.
  • Janata Party PM – Morarji Desai.
  • Congress – 1971 (352) – 1977 (154). 
  • Congress – southern states – 1971 (73 seats) – 1977 (94 seats).
  • Congress – Uttar Pradesh/Bihar – 0 seats.
  • 1977 – BLD (295 seats/41.32% vote share) – Congress (154 seats/34.52% vote share).

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