Samyukta Vidhayak Dal

Samyukta Vidhayak Dal was coalition of parties formed in India after 1967 state elections in few states. It was made up of Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Samyukta_Socialist_Party, Praja_Socialist_Party, Jansangh.This coalition party opposed congress party.^[1]

The 1967 elections was a landmark election in the history of India. It was returned with the lowest majority it had since independence (284 seats). It was defeated in assemblies like Bihar, U.P., Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Orissa, Madras, and Kerala.This was first big transition in India. In many states in the north , where it had won narrow victories, its members defected to opposition parties. Consequently, the Congress governaments fell and they were replaced by Samyukta Vidhayak Dal (SVD) governments. This was coalition of legislators against the Congress - made up Jan Sangh, Socialists, Swantantra Party, And Congress defectors, beside local parties.

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