Which of the following statements are correct about the electoral verdict in 1967 in state assemblies?

(A) The Congress lost majority in as many as seven states.
(B) In two other states, defections prevented it from forming a government.
(C) In Madras state, DMK came to power by securing a clear majority.
(D) In other eight states, coalition governments consisting of different non-Congress parties were formed.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (C) and (D)

(A) The Congress lost majority in as many as seven states. (Correct).The Congress was either defeated or reduced to a minority in several states, including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, and Madras (now Tamil Nadu).
(B) In two other states, defections prevented it from forming a government. (Correct). 
(C) In Madras state, DMK came to power by securing a clear majority. (Correct). This was the first time any non-Congress party had secured a majority of its own in any State.
(D) In other eight states, coalition governments consisting of different non-Congress parties were formed. (Correct)

NCERt: "The Congress lost majority in as many as seven States. In two other States defections prevented it from forming a government. These nine States where the Congress lost power were spread across the country – Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Madras and Kerala. In Madras State (now called Tamil Nadu), a regional party — the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) – came to power by securing a clear majority. The DMK won power after having led a massive anti-Hindi agitation by students against the centre on the issue of imposition of Hindi as the official language. This was the first time any non-Congress party had secured a majority of its own in any State. In the other eight States, coalition governments consisting of different non-Congress parties were formed. A popular saying was that one could take a train from Delhi to Howrah and not pass through a single Congress ruled State. It was a strange feeling for those who were used to seeing the Congress in power. "