Explain the role played by Sardar Patel in the unification of Princely States in India.
Describe any four factors which were responsible for the dominance of the Congress Party in India 1967.
The factors responsible for the dominance of the Congress Party in India are-
(i) It had inherited the legacy of national movement.
(ii) The Congress was the only party to have organisation spread all over the country.
(iii) The party had Jawaharlal Nehru the most popular and charismatic leader in Indian politics. He led the congress campaign and toured through the country.
(iv) Congress was all inclusive- a social and ideological coalition and had transformed into a rainbow-like social coalition, which accommodated the revolutionary as well as the pacifist.
It is not enough to have representative form of democracy. It is necessary to participate in popular movements to make democracy a success. ‘Do you agree with this View? Why?