the Indian National Congress was defeated for the first time it the General Elections of Parliament in the year ___________.
A
1962
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B
1967
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C
1977
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D
1998
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Solution
The correct option is C 1977 In a reaction against emergency rule, Indian National congress lost the election of 1977. It was the first time the Congress had lost government control since independence Congress led by Mrs Indira Gandhi returned to power in the 1980 elections.