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Why is the first decade of Indian politics said to have the Congress as both ruling party and opposition?
ANo other party existed at all
BElections were simply not held
COpposition parties were all banned
DFactions competed inside the Congress
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Factions competed inside the Congress
1. The Congress was a coalition of factions.
2. Competition happened within the party.
3. So it acted as ruling party and opposition.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 2, Era of One-Party Dominance._
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