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Which regional party won a clear majority in Madras State in 1967 after leading an anti-Hindi agitation?

AAkali Dal
BJana Sangh
CSwatantra
DThe DMK
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The DMK
1. The DMK led students against imposition of Hindi. 2. It won Madras State outright in 1967. 3. It was the first non-Congress party to win a State alone. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 5, Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System._
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