The Janata Party failed to hold together and yielded ground to the Congress in the seventh general elections in 1980. The Congress, led by Indira Gandhi, won 351 seats. Indira Gandhi was assassinated
on Oct 31, 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, in revenge for the disastrous Operation Bluestar army operation she had ordered earlier in the year to flush out heavily armed militants from Amritsar’s Golden Temple. Her son Rajiv Gandhi was elevated to the prime minister’s office and soon led the Congress to win the 1984 general elections with 414 seats, the party’s highest strength ever.
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*** As a result, 7th Lok Sabha of India may not complete the tenure of 5 years.
on Oct 31, 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, in revenge for the disastrous Operation Bluestar army operation she had ordered earlier in the year to flush out heavily armed militants from Amritsar’s Golden Temple. Her son Rajiv Gandhi was elevated to the prime minister’s office and soon led the Congress to win the 1984 general elections with 414 seats, the party’s highest strength ever.
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*** As a result, 7th Lok Sabha of India may not complete the tenure of 5 years.
