Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?

(a) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 got a combined tally of seats that was more than 60
(b) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 had a clear ideological program
(c) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 had a grand finish in the elections
(d) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 proved to be a grand failure

Only (d)

The correct answer is Option 3 - Only (d)

(d) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 proved to be a grand failure

Correction in the incorrect statements:

(a) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 got a combined tally of seats that was LESS than 60.
(b) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 DID NOT HAVE a clear ideological program.
(c) The Grand Alliance of the opposition of 1971 had a POOR finish in the 1970 elections.

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.