Which among the following statements are correct about the restoration of the Congress system by Indira Gandhi?

(A) Indira Gandhi reinvented the Congress party in terms of popularity as in the past.
(B) The Congress party never relied on the popularity and charisma of the supreme leader.
(C) The Congress party depended only on one social group, namely, industrialists.
(D) Indira Gandhi restored the Congress system by changing the nature of the Congress system itself.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (D) only

(A) Indira Gandhi reinvented the Congress party in terms of popularity as in the past. (Correct)
(B) The Congress party never relied on the popularity and charisma of the supreme leader. (Incorrect).  It relied entirely on the popularity of the supreme leader.
(C) The Congress party depended only on one social group, namely, industrialists. (Incorrect). While it won elections, it depended more on some social groups: the poor, the women, Dalits, Adivasis and the minorities. This was a new Congress that had emerged. 
(D) Indira Gandhi restored the Congress system by changing the nature of the Congress system itself. (Correct)

"What Indira Gandhi had done was not a revival of the old Congress party. In many ways she had re-invented the party. The party occupied a similar position in terms of its popularity as in the past. But it was a different kind of a party. It relied entirely on the popularity of the supreme leader. It had a somewhat weak organisational structure. This Congress party now did not have many factions, thus it could not accommodate all kinds of opinions and interests. While it won elections, it depended more on some social groups: the poor, the women, Dalits, Adivasis and the minorities. This was a new Congress that had emerged. Thus Indira Gandhi restored the Congress system by changing the nature of the Congress system itself. "