How many seats did Indira Gandhi's Congress(R) win on its own in the 1971 Lok Sabha election?
A375
B16
C40
D352
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 352
1. Congress(R) won 352 seats with about 44 per cent votes.
2. With the CPI the combine had 375 seats.
3. Congress(O) won merely 16.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 5, Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System._
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