Word: janata
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...state election, which became known the day after Judge Sinha's decision. The Congress Party, which had won 140 of the 168 seats in the last election, dropped to a mere 75 in the 182-seat state legislature. Its principal rival, a five-party coalition known as the Janata (People's) Front won 87. That left the coalition short of a majority, however, and prospects were for a shaky, short-lived government that might well collapse before the end of the year...