The Major non-communist, non-Congress opposition parties in 1971 formed an electoral alliance known as the:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Grand Alliance
In 1971 all the major non-communist, non-Congress opposition parties formed an electoral alliance known as the Grand Alliance.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “The contest … The electoral contest appeared to be loaded against Congress(R). After all, the new Congress was just one faction of an already weak party. Everyone believed that the real organisational strength of the Congress party was under the command of Congress(O). To make matters worse for Indira Gandhi, all the major non-communist, non-Congress opposition parties formed an electoral alliance known as the Grand Alliance. The Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP), Praja Socialist Party (PSP), Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Swatantra Party (SWA) and the Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD) came together under this umbrella. The ruling party had an alliance with the Communist Party of India (CPI).” |