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Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Political Science

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Overview

The Congress system faced two major shifts after Nehru’s death in May 1964. First came the challenge of political succession, which moved from Nehru to Shastri and then to Indira Gandhi. Then came the deeper challenge from party splits, electoral decline, defections, coalitions, and opposition allia

Key Concepts

The transfer of leadership after Nehru’s

The transfer of leadership after Nehru’s death tested whether democratic continuity could survive without the founding leader. The smooth choice of Sh

As Congress president

As Congress president, Kamraj consulted party leaders and MPs and found consensus for Shastri. This showed the importance of internal party management

Lal Bahadur Shastri became Prime Minister

Lal Bahadur Shastri became Prime Minister in 1964, had earlier resigned as Railway Minister after a major accident, and is remembered for the slogan J

Indira Gandhi defeated Morarji Desai

Indira Gandhi defeated Morarji Desai in a secret ballot among Congress MPs by more than two-thirds support. Her position was strengthened by her famil

The fourth general elections were held

The fourth general elections were held in February 1967, the first Congress faced without Nehru. Congress won a Lok Sabha majority but with its lowest

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how political succession shifted after Nehru’s death.
  • Explain how Shastri became Prime Minister and why his tenure was brief.
  • Describe Indira Gandhi’s rise within the Congress and her conflict with the Syndicate.
  • Analyse the significance of the 1967 elections, coalition governments, and defections.
  • Understand the Congress split of 1969 and the presidential election crisis.

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Key topics in Challenges to and restoration of the congress system include Challenge of political succession, From Shastri to Indira Gandhi, Fourth general elections, 1967, Non-Congressism, coalitions and state politics. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam.
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