Which of the following statements are correct about the Congress ‘Syndicate’?
(A) It was led by S. Nijalingappa, the then president of the Congress party.
(B) It is the informal name given to a group of Congress leaders who were in control of the party’s organisation.
(C) After the Congress split, the leaders of the syndicate stayed with the Congress (O).
(D) It included powerful State leaders like S. K. Patil, N. Sanjeeva Reddy and Atulya Ghosh.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) It was led by S. Nijalingappa, the then president of the Congress party. Incorrect. The Syndicate was led by K. Kamraj, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and then the president of the Congress; Nijalingappa was one of its State leaders.
(B) It is the informal name given to a group of Congress leaders who were in control of the party’s organisation. Correct.
(C) After the Congress split, the leaders of the syndicate stayed with the Congress (O). Correct.
(D) It included powerful State leaders like S. K. Patil, N. Sanjeeva Reddy and Atulya Ghosh. Correct.
NCERT: Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 5: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System (2025-26)
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