Before the 1980 elections Indira Gandhi approached the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid at the time, Syed Abdullah Bukhari and entered into an agreement with him on the basis of 10-point programme to secure the support of the Muslim votes. In the elections held in January, Congress (I) under Gandhi's leadership returned to power with a landslide majority.
Before the 1980 elections Indira Gandhi approached the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid at the time Syed Abdullah Bukhari and entered into an agreement with him on the basis of 10-point programme to secure the support of the Muslim votes In the elections held in January Congress (I) under Gandhi's leadership returned to power with a landslide majority