1967 Elections in Asia - 1967 Elections in India, Madras State Legislative Assembly Election, 1967, Indian General Elections 1951-1971 (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1967 Elections in India, Madras State Legislative Assembly Election, 1967, Indian General Elections 1951-1971, Indian General Election in Madras, 1967, Indian General Election, 1967, Indian General Election in Andhra Pradesh, 1967, Indian Presidential Election, 1967. Excerpt: Previous Chief MinisterM. BakthavatsalamCongress The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State (later renamed as Tamil Nadu) was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress (Congress). Anti-Hindi sentiments, the rising prices of essential commodities and a shortage of rice were the dominant issues. K. Kamaraj's resignation as the Chief Minister in 1963, to concentrate on party affairs, along with persistent rumours of corruption had weakened the incumbent Congress Government. This was the first time after independence that a non-Congress party gained a majority in any state in India, and the last time that Congress held power in Tamil Nadu. It signaled the beginning of Dravidian dominance in the politics of Tamil Nadu. Annadurai, who became the first non-Congress chief minister of post-independence Tamil Nadu, died in office in 1969 and M. Karunanidhi took over as chief minister. The Congress party began to show weakness in the years after the 1962 election. In the summer of 1962, DMK conducted demonstrations against rising prices. These demonstrations turned violent throughout the state leading to the arrest of 6500 DMK volunteers, 14 members of the assembly and four members of the Lok Sabha, including Annadurai. Kamaraj resigned the Chief Ministership in 1963 to assume the presidency of the All India Congress Committee and was replac... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22203737