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Business News/ Photos / 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: Congress back as Janata experiment comes a cropper

1980 Lok Sabha Elections: Congress back as Janata experiment comes a cropper

9 Photos . Updated: 08 Apr 2014, 01:53 PM IST Livemint

The Congress (I) won 353 Lok Sabha seats in the 1980 Lok Sabha elections as the split in the Janata Party alliance worked in favour of Indira Gandhi.

Indira Gandhi watching demonstrations of electronic voting machines in August 1980. India held its 7th Lok Sabha elections in January,1980. Photos: Hindustan Times

1/9Indira Gandhi watching demonstrations of electronic voting machines in August 1980. India held its 7th Lok Sabha elections in January,1980. Photos: Hindustan Times

Elections in Tamil Nadu in 1980. Although the Janata Party-led alliance won by a close margin of 295 seats in the 1977 elections, its grip on power wasn’t firm enough to hold on to the coalition.

2/9Elections in Tamil Nadu in 1980. Although the Janata Party-led alliance won by a close margin of 295 seats in the 1977 elections, its grip on power wasn’t firm enough to hold on to the coalition.

Elections in Tamil Nadu in 1980. In 1979, the Janata Party split after several coalition members such as the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) withdrew support to the government.

3/9Elections in Tamil Nadu in 1980. In 1979, the Janata Party split after several coalition members such as the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) withdrew support to the government.

Elections in Varanasi in 1980. After Morarji Desai’s resignation, Charan Singh, an ex Congressman, was sworn in as Prime Minister in June 1979.

4/9Elections in Varanasi in 1980. After Morarji Desai’s resignation, Charan Singh, an ex Congressman, was sworn in as Prime Minister in June 1979.

Elections in Varanasi in 1980. This political instability and the fight between the Janata Party leaders worked in favour of Indira Gandhi’s Congress (I).

5/9Elections in Varanasi in 1980. This political instability and the fight between the Janata Party leaders worked in favour of Indira Gandhi’s Congress (I).

Elections in Bengal in 1980. During the investigations of human rights abuses during the Emergency by the government, Indira Gandhi portrayed herself as the victim.

6/9Elections in Bengal in 1980. During the investigations of human rights abuses during the Emergency by the government, Indira Gandhi portrayed herself as the victim.

Political graffiti during the election campaigning in West Bengal in 1980.

7/9Political graffiti during the election campaigning in West Bengal in 1980.

Voting in Turkman Gate, Delhi in 1980

8/9Voting in Turkman Gate, Delhi in 1980

People in Delhi watch the election results in 1980.

9/9People in Delhi watch the election results in 1980.

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