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1n just a reminder for all the lobotomised clowns going 55% voted against Modi. Your paragon of democratic virtue Nehru NEVER got over 47% votes
1951 - 55% voted against him
1957 - 52% against
1962 - 55% against
So clearly he was a fascist dictator holding on illegaly
2n Shastri never fought and elections (clearly a dictator) & it seems Indira Gandhi was also an illegal & illegitimate dictator foisted on India
1967 - 60% voted against her
1971 - 56% against
3n to date 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 has been that of Morarji in 1977 with only 48% of Indians voting against. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵/𝗕𝗝𝗣 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 we’ve had
4n Illegal Indira returned & her son Rajiv who won 414 seats, even he did not have the people’s mandate & formed an illegal & illegitimate government
1980 - 57% against
1984 - 52% against
5n moral of the story: If Modi doesn’t have a democratic mandate, then neither did Nehru, Indira or Rajiv.
6n the Indian National Congress has NEVER repeat NEVER in its 54 year rule over India formed a government that had the support of the majority of the electorate.
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