Why did the Khaksar Tehrik lose the elections in 1946-47?
The powerful bureaucracy in India ensured that the Khaksar Tehriks candidates did not emerge victorious. Anti-Khaksar elements were encouraged to use all methods to prevent the success of the Tehriks candidates. For instance, hired mobsters were sent by anti-Khaksar elements to disrupt the Tehriks public meetings by throwing furniture, beating attendees from the public with fists and lethal sticks, and disconnecting the electricity. The anti-Khaksar elements then had the incidents published in newspapers in order to send a false message to the masses that the public was against the Khaksar Tehrik. With the bureaucracy being biased, it was not possible for the Khaksar Tehriks candidates to win any seats.
