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Jayaprakash Narayan

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Jayaprakash Narayan
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Never holding office, JP led the 1974 Bihar student movement for "total revolution" against corruption, was jailed during the Emergency and united the opposition into the Janata Party, which defeated Indira Gandhi in 1977. The Janata government's quick collapse is the counterpoint to his success.
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