The JP Movement: How Jayaprakash Narayan Led Bihar's Student Protests to Challenge Indira Gandhi's Government

Nov 03, 2025 01:00 pm CST

This article examines the pivotal JP Movement of the 1970s, when veteran socialist Jayaprakash Narayan emerged from retirement to lead student protests in Bihar against corruption and unemployment. The movement, which called for "Total Revolution," ultimately led to the Emergency period under Indira Gandhi and fundamentally transformed Indian politics by ending Congress party dominance in the 1977 elections.