The Indian National Congress was defeated for the first time in the General Elections of Parliament in the year _____.

1962

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1967

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1977

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1998

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Solution

The correct option is D 1977
The Indian National Congress was defeated for the first time in the General Elections of Parliament in the year 1977. Elections were conducted immediately after emergency was called off. Opposition parties namely INCO (M. Desai), Bhartiya Lok Dal (Charan Singh) and Bhartiya Jan Sangh (Vajpayee) formed a grand alliance called Janata Party. Congress lost badly and Janata Party alliance won.

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