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India · 1980Indira Gandhi's return to power, ending the Janata phase

The 7th Lok Sabha election brought Indira Gandhi's Congress(I) back to power, ending the Janata phase; Sanjay Gandhi died in a June air crash. The year also saw the Minerva Mills ruling, the second round of bank nationalisation, the Forest (Conservation) Act and SLV-3's successful launch of Rohini RS-1.

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Key figures

Indira Gandhi — returned as Prime Minister, sworn in on 14 January 1980 after Congress(I)'s large majoritySanjay Gandhi — Congress(I) leader and MP from Amethi; died in a plane crash on 23 June 1980Y. V. Chandrachud — Chief Justice of India associated with the Minerva Mills decisionA. P. J. Abdul Kalam — SLV-3 project director behind the 18 July 1980 Rohini launchB. P. Mandal — chaired the Second Backward Classes Commission, whose report was submitted in 1980Atal Bihari Vajpayee — first president of the newly founded BJP in 1980

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