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Reddy), which formalised the split in Congress into two separate parties i.e.
Congress (0) i.e. organisation led by syndicate known as a 'Old Congress' and
Congress (R) t.e. requisitionists led by Indira Gandhi known as 'New Congress'.
12. Everyone believed that real organisational strength was under command of
Congress (0), on the other hand, all major parties like SSP, PSP, Bharatiya Jana
Sangh, Swatantra Party and Bharatiya Kranti Dal also formed 'Grand Alliance'
against Indira Gandhi with a common programme of 'Indira Hatao'.
13. Garibi hatao : Indira Gandhi captured this famous slogan in election in
1971.Through garibi hatao Indira Gandhi tried to generate a support base among
the disaduantaged, especially among the landless laboures, Dalits and adivasis,
minorities, women and the unemployed youth as well as focused on growth of
public sector, imposition of ceiling on rural land holdings and Urban property and
removal of disparity etc and succeeded to build an independent nationwide
political support base durmg election contest of 1971.
14. Indira Gandhi did not revive old Congress Party but she re-invented the party
by forming an entirely different popular party to accommodate some social groups,
the poor, the women, the dalits, adivasis and the minorities. Thus, Indira Gandhi
restored the Congress system by changing the nature of Congress system itself.
