Who among the following was not a member of the ‘Syndicate’ group of the Congress party?
The Congress ‘Syndicate’—an informal caucus of powerful regional party bosses formed in 1963—included K. Kamaraj, S. Nijalingappa, S. K. Patil, Atulya Ghosh, and N. Sanjiva…
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Who among the following was not a member of the ‘Syndicate’ group of the Congress party?
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The Congress ‘Syndicate’—an informal caucus of powerful regional party bosses formed in 1963—included K. Kamaraj, S. Nijalingappa, S. K. Patil, Atulya Ghosh, and N. Sanjiva Reddy (later allied with Morarji Desai in the 1969 split). Y. B. Chavan was not a member of the Syndicate and remained with Indira Gandhi’s wing during the 1969 Congress split.
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