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27. As soon as the emergency was over and the Lok Sabha elections were

announced in 1977 to be turned into a referendum. Hence politics after emergency

was characterised by two major developments:

28. (a) 1977 elections defeated Congress on people's verdict against emergency

and opposition fought on the slogan 'save democracy'.

29. (b) Mid term elections 1980 were held due to Janata Party lacked direction,

leadership and a common programme as well as could not bring any fundamental

change the policies pursued by Congress.

30. The legacy of emergency of 1975 was felt in every spheres of life and the

politics which can be described as a period of constitutional and political crisis to

have its origin in constitutional battle over the jurisdiction of the parliament and

the judiciary.