The leadership style of Indira Gandhi and her journey as a Prime Minister.

1. Presented by:
RISHAB GUPTA

2. Father: Jawaharlal
Nehru
Mother:
Kamala Nehru
Born: 19th November 1917
Birthplace: Allahabad, India
Rajiv Gandhi
(1944-1991) succeeded
her as India's prime
minister in 1984. Rajiv
was killed by a bomb in
1991
FAMILY LIFE
She became involved in the
Indian Independence
movement. In 1950s
Her son Sanjay
Gandhi (1946-1980)
Minister of Information and
Broadcasting. (1964)
Prime Minister in 1966-1977
and 1980-1984
She established major reforms,
including a strict population-
control program.
Special agricultural
innovation programs
A national nuclear program
was started by Gandhi in
1967,
On 31 October 1984, two of Gandhi's Sikh
bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh,
assassinated her with their service weapons in the
garden of the Prime Minister's residence.
She married Feroze
Gandhi (1942-60)
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Her son Sanjay
Gandhi (1946-1980)
before he was killed
in an airplane
She studied history at
Somerville College,
University of Oxford in
England
The Indira Awaas Yojana, a programme
of the central government to provide low-
cost housing to rural poor, is named
after her.
The Green
Revolution

3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
 Indira Gandhi, also known as Indira Priyadarshini
Gandhi, née Indira Nehru.
 Born on November 19, 1917, Allahabad, India.
 Politician who served as prime minister of India for
three consecutive terms (1966–77) and a fourth
term from 1980.
 She had two children, Sanjay and Rajiv.
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4. CONTD.
 Only Indian Prime Minister to have been imprisoned.
 Joined the Indian National Congress Partyin 1938.
 Improved relations with other countries.
 Promoted science and technology.
 First satellite into space in 1971.
 Led India to become one of the fastest growing
economies.
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5. ROAD TO POWER AND POLITICS
 Started from 12 – Leader of Monkey Brigade (help
end British control in India).
 1941, became involved in the Indian Independence
movement.
 1950s, served her father unofficially as a personal
assistant during his time as first PM of India.
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6. ROAD TO POWER AND POLITICS
 After father's death in 1964, was appointed as a
member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house).
 became a member of Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet as
Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
 After Shastri’s death, Indira Gandhi was elected to be
PM due to the conception that she could be easily
manipulated.
 However, she kept on to her title by extraordinary
political skills.
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7. PRIME MINISTER ERA
 Supported Communism and socialism
 Pakistan war
India victorious under Indira Gandhi’s command;
Freedom of East Pakistan
 Green Revolution
1) Intense Agricultural District Program (IADP) which sought to
increase crop yield and production
2) Food exporter for political support
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8. PRIME MINISTER ERA
 Eradicate poverty
1) vigorous policy in 1969 of land reform
2) placed a ceiling on personal income, private property, and corporate
profits
2) Campaign theme for 2nd term
 Nationalized the major banks
1) provide the better banking infrastructure in rural areas
2) to make cheap finance available to farmers in India
 Nuclear weapons program
Started using nuclear power to establish India's stability and security
interests
To respond to China’s nuclear threat
“Smiling Buddha”
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9. FALL FROM POWER
 Election corruptions
 1971 Elections – used government machinery and
officials for election purposes; excessive election
expenditure
 Theme : “Eradicate poverty” is fake and just for political
support – 4% funds for poverty programs
 State of emergency
 Arrest opposition (which formed Janata party later)
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10. FALL FROM POWER
o Elections
• 1977 elections
 Indira’s INCP opposed by Janata party
 claimed the elections were the last chance for India to choose
between "democracy and dictatorship”
 INCP lost and both Indira and Sanjay Gandhi lost their seats in
the Congress
 Congress party was split
 After election, Indira Gandhi found herself without work,
income or residence
 Quit parliament and was imprisoned
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11. REGAIN POWER (THIRD TERM)
 Arrest of Indira Gandhi evoked sympathy .
 Once she was released, she started giving
speeches apologizing for her mistake.
 Death of Jayaprakash Narayan broke apart the
Janata party .
 Indira became PM again.
 In 1980 elections, Congress party had a landslide
victory led by Indira Gandhi due to instability in
Janata party.
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12. FALL FROM POWER YET AGAIN
 Operation blue star
 In July 1982, Sikh group occupied the Golden Temple.
 In June 1984, Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's
holiest site, Golden Temple to remove the Sikh
separatists.
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13. DEATH
 Assassination by bodyguards.
 Satwant Singh and Beant Singh assassinated her
with their weapons.
 Beant Singh and Satwant Singh dropped their
weapons and surrendered
 Died on her way to hospital.
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14. QUALITIES
 Highly talented and intellectual
 managed to be enrolled into Oxford University, a top
university in the world
 showed extraordinary political skills when she first became
the president of India
 decreased Country’s poverty line from 65% to 45%
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15. QUALITIES
 Charismatic
 Did not gain high popularity when she is first appointed the
president, she soon gained
 popularity after her first few rallies and decisions made.
 First woman to be a Prime Minister
 Just with a few speeches after her release from prison
allowed her to regain trust of her supporters, leading to
landslide victory
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16. QUALITIES
 Determined / daring
 Cured of her periodic disease in her early years though it is
a tough experience
 Some of her decisions in the political field are hard to make
yet she persisted on her own decisions, such as that of the
war with Pakistan in 1971.
 did not give up when she was being removed from her
position and at a time, arrested, she returned to political
field even when there are enemies and protestors around
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17. QUALITIES
 Tough and Shrewd
 Did not give up easily and solves problems using force
 Even after imprisonment, still wanted to regain status of PM
of India
 Eliminated opponents and narrowed competition (Janata
party)
 Example : call of forces she used against protestors during
the Indian Currency Crisis
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18. LEADERSHIP STYLE
 Task oriented
 Did everything with an aim
 Cheated in elections to hold on to power
 Used theme: “eradicate poverty” to gain votes
 Killed Sikhs to protect the golden temple
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19. ANALYSIS OF INDIRA GANDHI AS A GOOD
LEADER
 1) Moral integrity and values.
 2) Autocratic Leadership.
 3) Empathetic and listening to others’ opinions .
 4) Motivating; charismatic and appealing
 5) Transformational; everlasting impacts.
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