INC government

Indira Gandhi

Indian National Congress Majority government 14 Jan 1980 to 31 Oct 1984 4 y 10 m

At a glance

4.8

years in office

Lok Sabha number

actions recorded under it

scored with party credit

Timeline of governments

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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
INCLead party	100%	4.8	Single-party majority (INC(I) won 353 seats in 1980; figure from general knowledge). Share 1.0.

ImplementedINC19 Nov 1982Sports & Youth
Hosting the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi
India hosted the Ninth Asian Games in Delhi from 19 November to 4 December 1982, building venues and introducing colour television. A Supreme Court case examined labour conditions on the sites.
Evidence points +5.0 (range +3.0 to +7.0)
ImplementedINC25 Oct 1980Energy, Environment & Climate
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Requires prior central government approval before forest land is de-reserved or diverted to non-forest use; its scope was broadened by a 1996 Supreme Court ruling and amended in 2023.
Evidence points +8.0 (range +7.0 to +9.0)