Modern Indian History

Shastri 1964-66, Jai Jawan Jai Kisan, 1967 elections with Congress losing eight states, Samyukta Vidhayak Dal governments, defections

• Leadership succession after Nehru tested continuity
• The 1967 elections weakened Congress dominance
• Non-Congress coalition governments emerged after 1967
• Post-1967 defections destabilised party alignments