Indian general election, 1977
In a major turn of events, the ruling Congress lost control of India for the first time in independent India in the Indian general election, 1977. The hastily formed, Janata alliance of parties opposed to the ruling Congress party, won 298 seats. Morarji Desai was chosen as the leader of the alliance in the newly formed parliament and thus became India's first non-Congress Prime Minister on 24 March. The Congress lost nearly 200 seats. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her powerful son Sanjay Gandhi both lost their seats.
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Indian general election, 1977
In a major turn of events, the ruling Congress lost control of India for the first time in independent India in the Indian general election, 1977. The hastily formed, Janata alliance of parties opposed to the ruling Congress party, won 298 seats. Morarji Desai was chosen as the leader of the alliance in the newly formed parliament and thus became India's first non-Congress Prime Minister on 24 March. The Congress lost nearly 200 seats. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her powerful son Sanjay Gandhi both lost their seats.
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Les élections législatives ind ...... ndépendance de l'Inde en 1947.
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1977-03-20
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Indian National Congress
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Indian general election, 1980
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Indian National Congress
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Indian general election, 1971
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All 542 seats in the Lok Sabha
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Die Parlamentswahl in Indien 1 ...... r Kongresspartei getragen war.
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In a major turn of events, the ...... Gandhi both lost their seats.
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Les élections législatives ind ...... ndépendance de l'Inde en 1947.
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Indian general election, 1977
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Parlamentswahl in Indien 1977
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Élections législatives indiennes de 1977
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