such as Dr. B.R Ambedakar and Dr. Shyma Prasad Mukherjee were part of the first cabinet of Independent India at

However, the positive rapport between the Congress and opposition leaders gradually declined when these parties in intense competition of achieving power. As the ability of Congress to accommodate all interests and all aspirants for political power steadily declined, other political parties started gaining greater significance. By the mid-1960s there was increasing criticism of party in the country along with some disillusionment. Within the party internal divisions grew overtime. Factors such as the death of two Prime Ministers in quick succession, economic crisis, agricultural failure due to drought like situation caused by weak monsoon etc. created fertile ground for disaffection towards the Congress and space for opposition politics. Thus, the Congress dominance constituted only a phase of country’s politics and by the 1967 general elections this phase was in decline.