Bihar Movement

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The Bihar Movement was a 1974–75 student-led mass protest in the Indian state of Bihar, spearheaded by Jayaprakash Narayan, that grew into a nationwide campaign against corruption and authoritarianism in the Indira Gandhi government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mass protest ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
student movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs JP Movement ⓘ
Total Revolution movement ⓘ
basedOn call for Total Revolution ⓘ
contributedTo defeat of Indira Gandhi in 1977 general election ⓘ
formation of Janata Party ⓘ
country India ⓘ
endTime 1975 ⓘ
followedBy Emergency in India ⓘ
hasCause alleged electoral malpractices ⓘ
political corruption in Bihar ⓘ
price rise and inflation ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ
hasEffectOn Indian party system ⓘ
linked to: Indian politics

student politics in India ⓘ
hasKeyPerson George Fernandes ⓘ
Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ
Karpoori Thakur ⓘ
Lalu Prasad Yadav ⓘ
Nitish Kumar ⓘ
Sharad Yadav ⓘ
Sushil Kumar Modi ⓘ
hasLeader Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ
ideology Gandhian principles ⓘ
non-violent protest ⓘ
influencedBy student protests in Gujarat ⓘ
locatedIn Bihar ⓘ
mainParticipants students ⓘ
youth ⓘ
mediaCoverage national press in India ⓘ
movementGoal administrative reforms ⓘ
dissolution of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ⓘ
electoral reforms ⓘ
end to corruption in public life ⓘ
resignation of the Bihar state government ⓘ
restoration of democracy ⓘ
student welfare measures ⓘ
opposed Indira Gandhi government ⓘ
linked to: Indira Gandhi

authoritarianism ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
partOf Indian anti-corruption movements ⓘ
opposition to the Emergency in India ⓘ
result rise of future national leaders from Bihar ⓘ
spread of anti-Emergency sentiment ⓘ
strengthening of opposition unity ⓘ
significantEvent mass rally at Gandhi Maidan, Patna ⓘ
nationwide call for civil disobedience ⓘ
startTime 1974 ⓘ

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Total Revolution movement → relatedTo → Bihar Movement ⓘ