The Congress Party began to splinter and lose its dominance in the late 1960s and early 1970s when

a. the followers of Mahatma Gandhi split from the rest of the group because of ideological differences regarding nonviolence.
b. Jawaharlal Nehru suffered a stroke and factional differences emerged within the party based on personality rather than ideology.
c. Indira Ghandi was assassinated it created a rift between her supporters and those accused of being involved in the assassination conspiracy.
d. Indians became bitterly divided over the question of war with Pakistan, and the party splintered into groups that opposed and supported a war.

b

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