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| party_name = Congress for Democracy | | party_name = Congress for Democracy | ||
| founder = [[Jagjivan Ram]] | | founder = [[Jagjivan Ram]] | ||
|president = [[Jagjivan Ram]] | |president = | ||
*[[Jagjivan Ram]] | |||
*[[Kadidal Manjappa]] | |||
|secretary = [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna]] | |secretary = [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna]] | ||
| foundation = 1977 | | foundation = 1977 | ||
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The '''Congress for Democracy''' (CFD) was an | The '''Congress for Democracy''' (CFD) was an Indian political party founded in 1977 by [[Jagjivan Ram]]. It was formed after [[Jagjivan Ram]], [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna]], and [[Nandini Satpathy]] left the [[Indian National Congress]] of [[Indira Gandhi]] and denounced her rule during the [[Indian Emergency]]. The party contested the [[1977 Indian general election]] with the [[Janata alliance]] and later merged with it. | ||
==Formation== | ==Formation== | ||
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Ram had stayed loyal to Indira after she imposed a [[state of emergency]] in 1975. However, the state of emergency had proven widely unpopular and upon calling elections in 1977, it became apparent that Indira's [[Indian National Congress]] could suffer defeat. Consequently, Ram and his supporters resigned from the government and the [[Indian National Congress]] in January 1977, denouncing [[Indira Gandhi]] and her Emergency rule. | Ram had stayed loyal to Indira after she imposed a [[state of emergency]] in 1975. However, the state of emergency had proven widely unpopular and upon calling elections in 1977, it became apparent that Indira's [[Indian National Congress]] could suffer defeat. Consequently, Ram and his supporters resigned from the government and the [[Indian National Congress]] in January 1977, denouncing [[Indira Gandhi]] and her Emergency rule. | ||
The Congress for Democracy was launched on February 2, 1977.<ref name="B">{{cite book|title=320 Million Judges|author=G. G. Mirchandani|pages=90–100|publisher=Abhinav Publications|year=2003|isbn=81-7017-061-3}}</ref> [[Jagjivan Ram]] became the president of the party and former [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna]] became the party general secretary. Other co-founders included the former [[Chief Minister of Orissa]] [[Nandini Satpathy]], former Union Minister of State for Finance [[K. R. Ganesh]], former M.P. [[Dwarka Nath Tiwary]] and [[Bihar]]i politician [[Raj Mangal Pandey]].<ref name="B"/> | The Congress for Democracy was launched on February 2, 1977.<ref name="B">{{cite book|title=320 Million Judges|author=G. G. Mirchandani|pages=90–100|publisher=Abhinav Publications|year=2003|isbn=81-7017-061-3}}</ref> [[Jagjivan Ram]] became the president of the party and former [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna]] became the party general secretary. Other co-founders included the former [[List of chief ministers of Mysore|Chief minister of Mysore]] (Now [[Karnataka]]), who later became Party President, former [[Chief Minister of Orissa]] [[Nandini Satpathy]], former Union Minister of State for Finance [[K. R. Ganesh]], former M.P. [[Dwarka Nath Tiwary]] and [[Bihar]]i politician [[Raj Mangal Pandey]].<ref name="B"/> | ||
==1977 election== | ==1977 election== | ||