Practicing Success
The famous expression 'Aya Ram Gaya Ram' during the 1960s in Indian politics was being referred to: |
Kamaraj plan in Congress Defections by MLA Coalition policies by regional parties The Congress "Syndicate |
Defections by MLA |
Another important feature of the politics after the 1967 election was the role played by defections in the making and unmaking of governments in the States. Defection means an elected representative leaves the party on whose symbol he/she was elected and joins another party. After the 1967 general election, the breakaway Congress legislators played an important role in installing non-Congress governments in three States - Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The constant realignments and shifting political loyalties in this period gave rise to the expression ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’. |