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Wars, the Green Revolution & the Emergency

India · 1977The Emergency ends: Janata forms India's first non-Congress government

The 21-month Emergency was lifted in March 1977 and voters brought the Janata Party to power, ending three decades of Congress rule at the Centre. Morarji Desai became India's first non-Congress Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi lost her seat, and the Shah Commission began probing Emergency-era excesses.

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Key figures

Morarji Desai — India's first non-Congress Prime Minister, sworn in on 24 March 1977.Indira Gandhi — outgoing Prime Minister; lost Rae Bareli to Raj Narain after the Emergency.Jayaprakash Narayan — moral leader of the anti-Emergency movement that helped bring opposition forces together.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy — elected President of India unopposed and took office on 25 July 1977.George Fernandes — Janata leader and Industries Minister associated with the period's policy towards foreign companies.Justice J.C. Shah — former Chief Justice of India who chaired the commission probing Emergency excesses.

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