Consider the following statements related to The Grand Alliance and choose the correct statement/statements.
Statement 1 :The Grand Alliance did not have a coherent political program.
Statement 2 : Indira Gandhi said that the opposition alliance had only one common program: Congress Hatao.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 3: Both the statements are correct
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Statement 1 is correct: The Grand Alliance, formed before the 1971 general elections, was a coalition of multiple opposition parties united primarily to defeat Indira Gandhi’s Congress (R). However, the alliance lacked a coherent political program or shared ideology beyond their opposition to Indira Gandhi.
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Statement 2 is also correct: Indira Gandhi mocked the alliance, saying it had only one common slogan: “Congress Hatao” (Remove Congress), in contrast to her own campaign slogan, “Garibi Hatao” (Remove Poverty).