All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)

The All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) was a political party in India set up by dissident Indian National Congress party leaders Narayan Dutt Tiwari, Arjun Singh and K. Natwar Singh. The main reason for the formation was the differences of Senior Congress Ledaers with the then Prime Minister P.V.Narsimha Rao and the motive was to let Sonia Gandhi take over.The party later merged with the Congress party when Sonia Gandhi took over the party.[1][2] Due to the formation of A.I.I.C.(T) [All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)], the Congress party lost badly in the 1996 General Election and Sitaram Kesri took over as the President of All India Congress Committee, which paved the way for Sonia Gandhi to join mainstream politics. Other prominent leader who revolted against P.V.Narsimha Rao were Shishram Ola from Rajasthan, Gurchail Singh Charak from J&K, Madhurendra Kumar Singh and Nasseruddin Haider Khan from Bihar and many other senior congress leaders from other states also joined.

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  1. ^ Bhavdeep Kang (2004-04-03). "A Sleight Of Hand". Outlook India. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200901. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
  2. ^ V. Venkatesan (1998-11-07). "The battles within". The Hindu. http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1523/15230210.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-25.