Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Janata Party
The correct answer is Janata Party. - On June 25 in 1975, former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, took the most controversial decision and imposed an Emergency across the country.
- The Emergency remained intact for 21 months and changed the dynamics of the country’s political system.
- The Emergency was imposed on 25 June 1975, its foundation was laid on June 12 that year.
- After the national emergency was imposed, political leaders of opposition parties including Lal Krishna Advani, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Morarji Desai, and Jayaprakash Narayan were sent to jail.
- On March 21, 1977, the Emergency ended.
- The Janata Party and its allies came to power at the center by defeating Congress Party in 1977.
- Janata Party and its allies won 330 out of 542 seats in the Lok Sabha. Janata Party itself won 295 seats.
- Railway Strike of 1974 was led by George Fernandes. Its main demand was related to bonuses and service conditions.
- The magazines like ‘Seminar’ and ‘Mainstream’ chose to close down after the declaration of emergency in 1975.
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