Political events in India (1977)

A view of a portion of the Janata Party headquarters building in Delhi in March 1977. A meeting of the Janata Party leadership at the residence.

Faces of the meeting participants.

Prime Minister-elect of India, M. Desai, chairs the meeting.

Faces of the Janata Party leaders.

A view of a portion of the headquarters building. M. Desai receives congratulations from his party colleagues on his election as Prime Minister of India.

Desai sits at his desk in his office.

A cameraman holds a movie camera.

Desai gives an interview while seated at the desk.

A panorama of the Janata Party leadership seated at the table.

A helicopter landing at the airstrip.

Supporters of the Indian National Congress (INC) party gathered for an election rally.

Indira Gandhi walks to the rally accompanied by security guards.

Rally participants greet Indira Gandhi.

Indira Gandhi speaks from the podium, view of the rally.

Indira Gandhi delivers her campaign speech into a microphone.

A brass band plays on a city street during a demonstration in support of the INC. Demonstrators ride on an elephant covered with a blanket shaped like the INC flag.

A view of part of the INC supporters' rally.

A speech by one of the INC leaders, faces of rally participants (panorama).

A rally and demonstration in support of Indira Gandhi.

Participants in the rally and demonstration shout slogans in support of Indira Gandhi and hold her portrait.

Supporters of the Indian National Congress at a demonstration.

The headquarters building of the Indian National Congress (INC).

INC leaders enter the building.

Indira Gandhi and her entourage enter the meeting hall.

Participants in the meeting greet Indira Gandhi, slamming their palms on the tables.

Indira Gandhi in the chair of the meeting.

Photojournalists take pictures.

Indira Gandhi in the chair.

Participants in the meeting at the tables.

One of the INC leaders speaks.

Voting.

Indira Gandhi among INC members.

Indira Gandhi addresses voters in the square.

Teenagers sit in a tree.

Indira Gandhi gets into a car and drives away.

Indira Gandhi gets into a car and leaves after the meeting of the Indian National Congress (INC).

Counting of ballots.

Indira Gandhi goes to the final meeting of the INC. A speech by one of the INC leaders.

A demonstration in Delhi.

Slogans against Indira Gandhi.

Supporters of the Janata Party read a newspaper.

The face of M. Desai.

An electronic board announcing the progress of the elections of the Prime Minister of India.

The building of the news agency "Indira Express".

Indira Gandhi among the participants of the pre-election meeting.

Indira Gandhi is presented with wreaths.

The face of Rajiv Gandhi.

People greet Rajiv Gandhi.

Desai among his supporters and staff of the campaign headquarters.

Pre-election rallies and demonstrations.

Indira Gandhi delivers a speech, standing in front of a microphone.

Women listen to Indira Gandhi.