▁results ▁started ▁coming ▁in ▁from ▁that ▁day ' s ▁evening . ▁ ▁The ▁Jan ata ▁al liance ▁rem ind ed ▁vot ers ▁of ▁the ▁excess es ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁during ▁the ▁Emer gency , ▁like ▁comp uls ory ▁ster il isation ▁and ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁political ▁leaders . ▁The ▁Jan ata ▁campaign ▁said ▁the ▁elections ▁would ▁decide ▁whether ▁India ▁would ▁have ▁" dem ocracy ▁or ▁dict ator ship ." ▁The ▁Congress ▁looked ▁j itter y . ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Ir rig ation ▁Minister ▁Bab u ▁Jag j ivan ▁Ram ▁quit ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁February ; ▁other ▁notable ▁Congress ▁stal w arts ▁who ▁crossed ▁the ▁floor ▁with ▁Jag j ivan ▁Ram ▁before ▁the ▁election ▁were ▁Hem v ati ▁N and an ▁Bah ug una ▁and ▁N and ini ▁Sat path y . ▁ ▁V oter ▁behaviour ▁The ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁state , ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh , ▁histor ically ▁a ▁Congress ▁strong hold , ▁turned ▁against ▁Mrs . ▁Gand hi . ▁D han ag are ▁says ▁the ▁struct ural ▁reasons ▁included ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁a ▁strong ▁and ▁un ited ▁opposition , ▁dis unity ▁and ▁wear iness ▁within ▁the ▁Congress , ▁an ▁effective ▁opposition ▁and ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Gand hi ▁in ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁mass ▁media , ▁which ▁was ▁under ▁c ensor ship ▁during ▁the ▁Emer gency . ▁The ▁struct ural ▁factors ▁allowed ▁vot ers ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁gr iev ances , ▁not ably ▁their ▁res ent ment ▁of ▁the ▁emer gency ▁and ▁its