Union Council of Ministers headed by Indira Gandhi
Third Indira Gandhi ministry
7th ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed
18 March 1971 (1971-03-18)
Date dissolved
24 March 1977 (1977-03-24)
People and organisations
Head of state
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (until 24 August 1974)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977)
Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting) (from 11 February 1977)
Head of government
Indira Gandhi
Member party
Indian National Congress (R)
Status in legislature
Majority
352 / 545 (65%)
Opposition party
Indian National Congress (Organization)
Opposition leader
Ram Subhag Singh (Lok Sabha)
History
Election(s)
1971
Outgoing election
1977
Legislature term(s)
6 years and 8 days
Predecessor
Second Indira Gandhi ministry
Successor
Morarji Desai ministry
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Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister of India
1966–1977 1980–1984
Early life and education
Public image
Family
Eponyms
International trips
Domestic Policy
Economic Policy
Foreign Policy
Assassination
Premiership
General elections
1967
1971
1977
1980
Union Council of Ministers
First
Second
Third
Lok Sabha
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
National policy
Legislation
COFEPOSA
Enemy Property Act, 1968
The Gold (Control) Act, 1968
IMDT
MISA
NPE
North-Eastern Reorganisation Act
Privy Purse
Treaties and accords
Delhi Agreement
Indira–Sheikh Accord
Shimla Agreement
Sirima–Gandhi Pact
Missions and projects
Operation Blue Star
Operation Flood
Operation Lal Dora
Operation Steeplechase
Operation Sundown
1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum
Samjhauta Express
Smiling Buddha
Controversies
Emergency
Baroda dynamite case
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain
Turkman gate
Riots and attacks
1966 anti-cow slaughter agitation
1974 railway strike in India
1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum
1980 Moradabad riots
Insurgency in Punjab
Airbus hijacking
Constitutional amendments
Twentieth
Twenty-first
Twenty-second
Twenty-third
Twenty-fourth
Twenty-fifth
Twenty-sixth
Thirty-eighth
Thirty-ninth
Forty-first
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The Third Indira Gandhi ministry was formed after the 1971 election in which the Indian National Congress (R) under the leadership of Indira Gandhi emerged victorious. The ministry came into existence on 18 March 1971 and remained in effect until being dissolved on 24 March 1977 after the defeat of the Congress in the 1977 election.
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