Which among the following major non-Communist, non-Congress opposition parties formed an electoral alliance known as the Grand Alliance in 1971?
(A) Swatantra Party
(B) Bharatiya Kranti Dal
(C) Bharatiya Jana Sangh
(D) Samyukta Socialist Party
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (C) and (D)
(A) Swatantra Party Correct.
(B) Bharatiya Kranti Dal Correct.
(C) Bharatiya Jana Sangh Correct.
(D) Samyukta Socialist Party Correct. With the Praja Socialist Party, these five parties came together under the umbrella of the Grand Alliance in 1971.
NCERT (2025-26): “The contest … 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).” |