1977 indische Parlamentswahlen (nach dem Notstand)

The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the Indian National Congress (R), with the incumbent Prime Minister and INC(R) party leader Indira Gandhi losing her seat. It was after the emergency was revoked, and public, especially in northern states vented out their anger on Congress for imposing authoritarian rule between June 1975 and January 1977. Morarji Desai became the 4th Prime Minister of India, and the first non-Congress PM. Janata Party and the third front was a grand alliance.

Ridiculous how, even after the closest India got to a dictatorship (under the daughter of the very man who fought for Independence), millions of Indians still voted for them. Congress should have been outlawed after the emergency with Indira and her cadre getting jailed.

PS: Op, you German? Asking because the map has German words in its legend section.

So you’re telling me there is a chance that India could become socialist or communist?