, ▁she ▁cont ested ▁from ▁New ▁Del hi ▁on ▁a ▁K MP P ▁ticket : ▁she ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁party ▁founded ▁by ▁her ▁husband ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁She ▁defeated ▁the ▁Congress ▁candidate ▁Man m oh ini ▁Sah gal . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁constitu ency , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Congress ▁candidate . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁one ▁last ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁from ▁G onda ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁she ▁had ▁also ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour , ▁Community ▁Development ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁in ▁the ▁UP ▁government . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁position ▁in ▁any ▁Indian ▁state . ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁her ▁ten ure ▁was ▁the ▁firm ▁handling ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁employees ▁strike . ▁This ▁first - ever ▁strike ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁employees ▁continued ▁for ▁ 6 2 ▁days . ▁She ▁rel ented ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁employees ' ▁leaders ▁agreed ▁to ▁comprom ise . ▁K rip al ani ▁kept ▁her ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁firm ▁administrator ▁by ▁ref using ▁their ▁demand ▁for ▁a ▁pay ▁hi ke . ▁ ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁in