Which of the following statements are correct about the results of the Lok Sabha elections of 1971?

(A) The Congress(R)-CPI alliance won more seats and votes than the Congress had ever won in the first four general elections.
(B) The Congress (R)-CPI combine won 375 seats in the Lok Sabha and secured 48.4 percent votes.
(C) The Congress (O) won 16 seats.
(D) The Grand Alliance of the opposition won less than 60 seats.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (C) and (D)

(A) The Congress(R)-CPI alliance won more seats and votes than the Congress had ever won in the first four general elections. (Correct)
(B) The Congress (R)-CPI combine won 375 seats in the Lok Sabha and secured 48.4 percent votes. (Correct)
(C) The Congress (O) won 16 seats. (Correct)
(D) The Grand Alliance of the opposition won less than 60 seats. (Correct)

" The results of the Lok Sabha elections of 1971, were as dramatic as was the decision to hold these elections. The Congress(R)-CPI alliance won more seats and votes than the Congress had ever won in the first four general elections. The combine won 375 seats in Lok Sabha and secured 48.4 per cent votes. Indira Gandhi’s Congress(R) won 352 seats with about 44 per cent of the popular votes on its own. Contrast this with the performance of the Congress(O): the party with so many stalwarts could get less than one-fourth of the votes secured by Indira Gandhi’s party and win merely 16 seats. With this the Congress party led by Indira Gandhi established its claim to being the ‘real’ Congress and restored to it the dominant position in Indian politics. The Grand Alliance of the opposition proved a grand failure. Their combined tally of seats was less than 60."

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