Third Indira Gandhi ministry
8th 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	1971
Outgoing election	1977
Legislature terms	6 years and 8 days
Predecessor	Second Indira Gandhi ministry
Successor	Desai ministry

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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 Fourth 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 Forty-second Forty-fifth Forty-seventh Forty-eighth Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video
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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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