Navnirman movement started in December 1973 due to price rise and corruption in public life . People demanded resignation of Patel . Due to pressure of protests , Indira Gandhi asked Patel to step down . He resigned on February 9 , 1974 and President 's rule imposed . The governor suspended the state assembly and President 's rule was imposed . Opposition parties led stepped in with demand for dissolution of state assembly.Congress had 140 out of 167 MLAs in state assembly . 15 Congress ( O ) and three Jan Sangh MLAs also resigned . By March , protesters had got 95 of 167 to resign . Morarji Desai , leader of Congress ( O ) , went on an indefinite fast in March and the assembly was dissolved bringing end to agitation . No fresh election held until Morarji Desai went on indefinite hunger strike in April 1975 . The fresh elections were held in June 1975 . Chimanbhai Patel formed new party named Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksh and contested on his own . Congress lost elections which won only 75 seats . Coalition of Congress ( O ) , Jan Sangh , PSP and Lok Dal known as Janata Morcha won 88 seats and Babubhai J. Patel became Chief Minister . Indira Gandhi imposed the emergency in 1975 . Janata Morcha government lasted nine months and president 's rule imposed in March , 1976 following failure of passage of budget in assembly to opposition of coalition partners . Later Congress won elections in December 1976 and Madhav Singh Solanki became Chief Minister . A year later Madhav Singh Solanki resigned and again Babubhai Patel led Janata Party formed the government . He shifted his cabinet to Morbi for six months during 1979 Machchhu dam failure disaster which resulted in large casualties
1979 Machchhu dam failure
1979 Machchhu dam failure
History of Gujarat