Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)

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Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) was the leftist faction of the Indian National Congress led by Indira Gandhi, formed after the party split due to her expulsion in 1969. The letter 'R' stands for 'Requisition'. The other faction of Congress party then became the Indian National Congress (Organisation), or Congress (O), and was led by Kamaraj. It was informally called the organisation Congress or Syndicate and retained the party symbol of a pair of bullocks carrying a yoke. Gandhi's breakaway faction were given a new symbol of a cow with suckling calf by the Election Commission as the party election symbol. The split occurred when, in 1969, a united opposition under the banner of Samyukt Vidhayak Dal won control over several states in the Hindi belt. Indira Gandhi, prime minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was then challenged by the majority of the party leadership. Gandhi led the new faction to demonstrate her support amongst the people. In the 1971 general election,...

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