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1936-1943: Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess Linlithgow (British Imperial Rule)
1943-1945: Bill Slim (British Military Administration)
1945-1948: Collective (National Arbitration Council)
1948-1950: Subhas Chandra Bose (All-India Forward)
1948 (National Unity Government with Congress and 'All-India' Muslim League) def. Muhammad Ali Jinnah ('Four Provinces' Muslim League), none (Principalities' Rights)
1950-1963: K. M. Cariappa (Independent)
1952 (Emergency Government with Congress, All-India Muslim League, Principalities' Rights, backed by the Indian Army) def. unopposed
1957 (Emergency Government with Congress, All-India Muslim League, Principalities' Rights, backed by the Indian Army) def. unopposed
1962 (National Government with New Congress, backed by the Indian Army) def. Shripat Amrit Dange (Communist Party of India), Raghu Vira (National Patriotic Organisation)
1963-1974: V. K. K. Menon (New Congress)
1967 (Majority) def. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (Conservative), Hemantha Kumar Bose (Forward Bloc)
1972 (Majority) def. Charan Singh (Conservative)
1974-1975: Bansi Lal (New Congress majority)
Upon Linlithgow's retirement in 1943, the British government appointed a military figure to the Viceroyalty and imposed martial law on the increasingly restive colony. When the British government surrendered to the American invasion force led by David Eisenhower, General Slim found himself in a bizarre situation. He retained firm control of most of India, having maintained popularity with his native soldiers. American backed rebels held control of large parts of the country however and a Soviet invasion through Afghanistan threatened the fall of India which had been promised by Russia since some time in the 1840s. Slim decided to treat with the rebels and made cessation of hostilities with the Americans, in order to send troops to defend the Northwestern Frontier. The result was the National Arbitration Council and Slim's gambit was successful. In 1948, the Union of India, now the residence of a British monarchy searching for a welcoming home, held it's first election. The parties of 'Union', formed a National Government and despite only coming second in terms of seats the rebel leader Bose became Prime Minister thanks to American intervention.
Bose's government did not last long, as the 'Four Provinces' Muslim League agitated for independence from the Union and the Principalities became restive, especially after the Indian Parliament voted to form a Federal Republic rather than keep the Windsor Dynasty as Emperors. With the country slipping into disorder and on the brink of Civil War, K.M. Cariappa, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army performed a coup. He formed a compromise with the Princes, while ceding independence to some of the Northwestern Provinces which soon slipped into the Soviet orbit.
Cariappa governed for thirteen years, slowly establishing the civic institutions which brought India in line with American-style Industrial Government. At the 1962 general election, Cariappa allowed true opposition to form, though it remained weak and tiny compared to the New Congress Party which had emerged from Cariappa's Coalition. In 1963 he stepped down and in 1967 the first truly free and fair elections took place, though New Congress' position as India's dominant party was assured. Menon caused some controversy in the American led Western International in his strident anti-colonialism, condemning American controlled 'International Mandates' in Africa as 'new imperialism'. He died in 1974 and his protege Bansi Lal now leads the country, challenging the Japanese for influence in Southeast Asia.
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1936-1943: Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess Linlithgow (British Imperial Rule)
1943-1945: Bill Slim (British Military Administration)
1945-1948: Collective (National Arbitration Council)
1948-1950: Subhas Chandra Bose (All-India Forward)
1948 (National Unity Government with Congress and 'All-India' Muslim League) def. Muhammad Ali Jinnah ('Four Provinces' Muslim League), none (Principalities' Rights)
1950-1963: K. M. Cariappa (Independent)
1952 (Emergency Government with Congress, All-India Muslim League, Principalities' Rights, backed by the Indian Army) def. unopposed
1957 (Emergency Government with Congress, All-India Muslim League, Principalities' Rights, backed by the Indian Army) def. unopposed
1962 (National Government with New Congress, backed by the Indian Army) def. Shripat Amrit Dange (Communist Party of India), Raghu Vira (National Patriotic Organisation)
1963-1974: V. K. K. Menon (New Congress)
1967 (Majority) def. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (Conservative), Hemantha Kumar Bose (Forward Bloc)
1972 (Majority) def. Charan Singh (Conservative)
1974-1975: Bansi Lal (New Congress majority)
Upon Linlithgow's retirement in 1943, the British government appointed a military figure to the Viceroyalty and imposed martial law on the increasingly restive colony. When the British government surrendered to the American invasion force led by David Eisenhower, General Slim found himself in a bizarre situation. He retained firm control of most of India, having maintained popularity with his native soldiers. American backed rebels held control of large parts of the country however and a Soviet invasion through Afghanistan threatened the fall of India which had been promised by Russia since some time in the 1840s. Slim decided to treat with the rebels and made cessation of hostilities with the Americans, in order to send troops to defend the Northwestern Frontier. The result was the National Arbitration Council and Slim's gambit was successful. In 1948, the Union of India, now the residence of a British monarchy searching for a welcoming home, held it's first election. The parties of 'Union', formed a National Government and despite only coming second in terms of seats the rebel leader Bose became Prime Minister thanks to American intervention.
Bose's government did not last long, as the 'Four Provinces' Muslim League agitated for independence from the Union and the Principalities became restive, especially after the Indian Parliament voted to form a Federal Republic rather than keep the Windsor Dynasty as Emperors. With the country slipping into disorder and on the brink of Civil War, K.M. Cariappa, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army performed a coup. He formed a compromise with the Princes, while ceding independence to some of the Northwestern Provinces which soon slipped into the Soviet orbit.
Cariappa governed for thirteen years, slowly establishing the civic institutions which brought India in line with American-style Industrial Government. At the 1962 general election, Cariappa allowed true opposition to form, though it remained weak and tiny compared to the New Congress Party which had emerged from Cariappa's Coalition. In 1963 he stepped down and in 1967 the first truly free and fair elections took place, though New Congress' position as India's dominant party was assured. Menon caused some controversy in the American led Western International in his strident anti-colonialism, condemning American controlled 'International Mandates' in Africa as 'new imperialism'. He died in 1974 and his protege Bansi Lal now leads the country, challenging the Japanese for influence in Southeast Asia.
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