It is the 12th of June, 1975. In a shocking revelation, the Allahabad High Court has found Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices. The ruling hence decreed the 1971 Indian General Election null and void, an election that gifted Indira Gandhi and her Congress Party a decisive electoral landslide. The ruling also stated that Prime Minister Indira Gandhi be stripped of her status as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. Currently, Prime Minister Gandhi has appealed the ruling and will continue as Prime Minister until the appeal has concluded. The Indian public is completely shocked, and there is no telling whether the Congress can recover in the expected upcoming election. Within the Congress Party, there is heated debate over who even has a shot at filling in for the Electoral Powerhouse that was Indira Gandhi. There are those who do not think anyone can replace Indira Gandhi, and there are even whispers behind closed doors about the possibility of a declaration of a National Emergency. There are still large portions of Indira Gandhi’s platform that have not been enacted, and the Congress seems to still be rallying behind Indira Gandhi’s cry: Garibi Hatao! There is also significant anti-government sentiment floating around, and talks of renewed regional separatism.
As a member of Indira Gandhi’s Second Ministry, delegates must navigate this political minefield with finesse to manage a country as diverse as India. Delegates will be confronted with a prospect that will drastically change democracy in India, and no matter which path they choose, their decision will go down in history.