Which of the following statements are correct about the Split in the Congress?
(A) After the 1967 elections, the Congress party retained power at the Centre but with a reduced majority and lost power in many States.
(B) The real challenge to Indira Gandhi came not from the opposition but from within her own party.
(C) The Syndicate was led by K. Kamraj, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and then the president of the Congress party.
(D) The Syndicate included S. Nijalingappa of Mysore, Atulya Ghosh from Assam and N. Sanjeeva Reddy of Andhra Pradesh.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
(A) After the 1967 elections, the Congress party retained power at the Centre but with a reduced majority and lost power in many States. Correct. The results also showed that the Congress could be defeated at the elections.
(B) The real challenge to Indira Gandhi came not from the opposition but from within her own party. Correct. She had to deal with the ‘Syndicate’, a group of powerful and influential leaders from within the Congress.
(C) The Syndicate was led by K. Kamraj, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and then the president of the Congress party. Correct. The Syndicate was the informal name of the group of Congress leaders who controlled the party’s organisation, and K. Kamraj led it.
(D) The Syndicate included S. Nijalingappa of Mysore, Atulya Ghosh from Assam and N. Sanjeeva Reddy of Andhra Pradesh. Incorrect. Atulya Ghosh was a leader of West Bengal, not Assam. The Syndicate included S. K. Patil of Bombay city, S. Nijalingappa of Mysore, N. Sanjeeva Reddy of Andhra Pradesh and Atulya Ghosh of West Bengal. One State name changed, and a true line became false; check every name and place in a statement.
NCERT (2026-27): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 5: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System
NCERT (2026-27), box ‘The Congress Syndicate’, chapter ‘Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System’: |
