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India · 1967Fourth General Election weakens Congress dominance; non-Congress states rise

The Fourth General Election returned Indira Gandhi's Congress to power with a reduced majority while Congress lost power in several states, marking a major turn toward coalition politics and defections. The year also brought the Golaknath verdict, the Naxalbari uprising, the Nathu La and Cho La clashes, and the Koyna earthquake.

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Key figures

Indira Gandhi — Prime Minister; led Congress to a reduced 1967 majority and continued in office.Dr. Zakir Husain — elected third President of India in 1967, the first Muslim to hold the office.K. Subba Rao — Chief Justice of India; associated with the Golaknath judgment and later contested the presidential electC.N. Annadurai — DMK leader who became Chief Minister of Madras in 1967, heading the first Dravidian government in the sCharu Majumdar — ideologue associated with the Naxalbari uprising and a founding figure of the Naxalite movement.Morarji Desai — Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in Indira Gandhi's 1967 government.

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