Which among the following statements is correct about Presidential elections, 1969?
(A) The factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi came into the open in 1967.
(B) The official Congress candidate for the Presidential elections was V.V. Giri.
(C) The then Congress President issued a whip asking all Congress MPs and MLAs to vote in favor of its official candidate in Presidential elections.
(D) The Presidential elections resulted in the victory of V.V. Giri.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C) and (D) only
(A) The factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi came into the open in 1967. (Incorrect). The factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi came in the open in 1969
(B) The official Congress candidate for the Presidential elections was V.V. Giri. (Incorrect).N. Sanjeeva Reddy was the official Congress candidate for the Presidential elections
(C) The then Congress President issued a whip asking all Congress MPs and MLAs to vote in favor of its official candidate in Presidential elections. (Correct)
(D) The Presidential elections resulted in the victory of V.V. Giri. (Correct)