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Ranga may be Swatantra chief
Hindustan Times, Delhi · Delhi · 1971
1 pages
Summary
This one-page Hindustan Times report, dated 5 April 1971, says that N. G. Ranga might return as chairman of the Swatantra Party after M. R. Masani resigned from the post. It notes that Ranga had previously led the party before Masani succeeded him.
The report adds that the party’s general council was scheduled to meet in Bombay on 17 April to elect a new chairman and consider measures to strengthen the organisation. The clipping is attributed to a “Hindustan Times Correspondent”; no individual byline is printed.
Key points
- N. G. Ranga was reported as a possible successor to M. R. Masani as Swatantra Party chairman.
- M. R. Masani had resigned from the chairmanship on 3 April 1971, according to the report’s dating and wording.
- Ranga had previously served as the party’s chief.
- The Swatantra Party general council was scheduled to meet in Bombay on 17 April.
- The council was expected to elect a new chairman and consider organisational-strengthening measures.
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