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Indira gandhi became india’s first female prime minister because

her father named her as his successor.
the people of india voted her in.
she was next in line after her father’s assassination.
she was thought to be someone who could modernize india.

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Answer from: dukkchild666

The second alternative is correct (B).

After independence, India adopted the parliamentary system of government, by which Indira Gandhi was elected parliamentary by the Indian people. She was also elected three times prime minister by the Indian Congress, being the first woman to hold such position.

In her government, Indira adopted important measures for the country's development, which resulted in increased food production and the growth of industrial sectors. She had great influence in the consolidation of the political institutions of her country.

In 1984, she was murdered by two coast guards who belonged to a separatist group.

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Indira Gandhi became India’s first female prime minister becausethe people of India voted her in.

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Indira Gandhi or Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi an Indian female politician was the offspring of India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru. Born on 19th November 1917 in a political family it was sure that she will also involve herself in politics. After gaining the fame of India’s first Stateswomen and central figure of Indian National Congress she became the Indian’s first female Prime Minister in 1966 March to 1977 and again from 1980 till her assassination. She was assassinated by her own security guards.

After her father’s passing away in 1964, she was appointed as a member of the Upper House of the Parliament and also the member of LalBahadurShastri’s cabinet. In 1966 after the demise of former president LalBahadurShastri, she was elected as the Prime Minister after defeating her political rival Morarji Desai.

In Indian politics, she is known for her administrative strategies and extraordinary centralization of political power.

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Subject: History

Chapter: Indian Politics

Keywords: Indira Gandhi, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, politician, Jawaharlal Nehru, Stateswomen, National Congress, Prime Minister, security guards, Upper House, LalBahadurShastri’s, Prime Minister, Morarji Desai, administrative strategies, administrative strategies

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