Which one of the following is not correct about the 1977 elections?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The Opposition fought the election on the slogan of ‘Save the Constitution’.
Option (1) The 1977 elections turned into a referendum on the experience of the Emergency. True.
Option (2) The Opposition fought the election on the slogan of ‘Save the Constitution’. False. The opposition fought the election on the slogan of ‘save democracy’.
Option (3) On the eve of elections, Janata Party was formed. True. The major opposition parties came together on the eve of the elections and formed the Janata Party.
Option (4) The Janata Party campaigned on the non-democratic character of the rule and the excesses that took place during the period. True. The Janata Party made the election a referendum on the Emergency; its campaign focused on the non-democratic character of the rule and on the various excesses of the period, while the arrests and the censorship of the Press had turned public opinion against the Congress.
NCERT (2025-26): “Politics after Emergency The most valuable and lasting lesson of the Emergency was learnt as soon as the Emergency was over and the Lok Sabha elections were announced. The 1977 elections turned into a referendum on the experience of the Emergency, at least in north India where the impact of the Emergency was felt most strongly. The opposition fought the election on the slogan of ‘save democracy’. The people’s verdict was decisively against the Emergency. The lesson was clear and has been reiterated in many state level elections thereafter– governments that are perceived to be anti-democratic are severely punished by the voters.…”
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