Janta party converted the 1977 elections into referendum –
(i) As all the opposition parties joined hands against Congress and gave a choice to the people to choose any one out of the two.
(ii) Janta party advocated the cause of democracy and called the period of emergency as the absence of democracy.
(iii) JP Naryana became the icon of the opposition and also a choice between Indira and JP.
(iv) Janta Party asked the voters to choose between democracy and dictatorship.
