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Which Congress leader who later formed the Bharatiya Lok Dal argued for keeping agriculture at the centre of planning?
AMorarji Ranchhodji Desai
BBabu Jagjivan Ram
CKumaraswami Kamaraj
DChaudhary Charan Singh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Chaudhary Charan Singh
1. Critics said the Second Plan lacked an agrarian strategy.
2. Charan Singh championed agriculture.
3. He later left the Congress for the Bharatiya Lok Dal.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 3, Politics of Planned Development._
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