Congress (S) Party

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Congress (S) Party

political party, India

Also known as: Indian National Congress (Socialist)

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Chief ministership
…Indian National Congress (Socialist), or Congress (S) Party. The new party was opposed to Indira Gandhi, who had stepped down as prime minister in 1977 and had formed the Congress (I) Party faction early in 1978. In the polling, a broad coalition of non-Congress (I) parties won a majority of…
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…Indian National Congress (Socialist), or Congress (S) Party. The new party was opposed to Indira Gandhi, who had stepped down as prime minister in 1977 and had formed the Congress (I) Party faction early in 1978. In the polling, a broad coalition of non-Congress (I) parties won a majority of…
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