Janata Party government

Morarji Desai

Janata Party Majority government 24 Mar 1977 to 28 Jul 1979 2 y 4 m

At a glance

2.3

years in office

Lok Sabha number

actions recorded under it

scored with party credit

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Partners and their share of the governing seatsCredit for this government's actions, and its years in office, are split by these shares.
Party	Share	Years in power (weighted)	Note
JPLead party	100%	2.3	Janata Party (formed from INC(O), Jana Sangh, BLD, Socialist Party and others) won an outright majority in the 1977 election; treated as one party, share 1.0. Constituent-group breakdown not computed.

ImplementedJP30 Apr 1979Law, Judiciary & Rights
Constitution (44th Amendment) Act, 1978
Amendment reversing several Emergency-era changes: narrower Emergency grounds, fixed limits on preventive detention, and removal of property from the fundamental rights.
Evidence points +16.5 (range +16.0 to +17.0)
ImplementedJP28 May 1977Law, Judiciary & Rights
Shah Commission of Inquiry into Emergency excesses 1977
The Janata government appointed Justice J. C. Shah in May 1977 to inquire into Emergency-era conduct; special courts to try the findings were later held not legally constituted.
Evidence points −4.0 (range −5.0 to −3.0)

ImplementedJD13 Aug 1990Social Welfare & Inclusion
27% OBC reservation in central government jobs (Mandal Commission, 1990)
A 13 August 1990 office memorandum reserved 27% of central civil vacancies for Other Backward Classes. The Supreme Court upheld it in 1992 with a creamy-layer exclusion and a 50% overall limit.
Evidence points +14.0 (range +12.0 to +16.0)