| 1-13 March 1971 |
Fifth General Election |
| Dec 1971
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India-Pakistan War; Formation of Bangladesh |
| 1972 |
Pakistan and India sign Simla Accord ; Monsoon failure causes drought
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| May 1974 |
Jaiprakash Narayan starts Citizens for Democracy Movement |
| 16 May 1975 |
Sikkim joins India |
| 18 Jan 1977 |
Opposition politicians released from jail |
| 16-20 March 1977 |
Sixth General Election; First Non-Congress Govt, led by Morarji Desai
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| 19 June 1979 |
Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party |
| Jan 1980 |
Seventh General Election; Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister again
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| 23 June 1980 |
Sanjay Gandhi, younger son of Indira Gandhi, dies in plane crash
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