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Independent India (The First 30 years-1947-77)

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies

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First General Elections (1952)

  • India adopted Universal Adult Franchise immediately after independence, unlike Western countries where it was extended gradually
  • Major challenge was high illiteracy rate - Election Commission used symbols from everyday life to represent parties
  • Separate ballot boxes for each candidate with symbols stuck outside for easy identification
2

One Party Dominance (1952-1967)

  • Congress won first three elections (1952, 1957, 1962) with over 70% seats but only 45% votes
  • Nehru became first Prime Minister - no other party got more than 11% votes
  • Congress System: relationship between ruling Congress and opposition parties
3

State Reorganisation (1953-1956)

  • Demand for linguistic states arose as British had created provinces without considering language
  • Major movements: Samyukta Karnataka, Samyukta Maharashtra, Mahagujarat, Telugu movement
  • Leadership initially opposed due to fear of country breaking up after Partition
4

Social and Economic Changes

  • Planning Commission established to achieve social and economic transformation
  • First Five Year Plan focused on agriculture, food production, transport, and industrialisation
  • Three components of agricultural strategy: land reforms, cooperatives, local self-government

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India's first democratic elections underThe Congress party's overwhelming electoral successRestructuring of Indian states on linguisticEconomic planning initiated by Planning CommissionIndia's foreign policy under Nehru

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