Claim

During Indira Gandhi's rule, the Constitution was amended 28 times.

“इंदिरा गांधी के शासन में 28 बार संविधान बदला गया।”

Rationale

The Constitution was amended many times under Indira Gandhi, but no standard count yields 28. Amendments 18 through 42 — 25 amendments — took effect during her first tenure (1966–77), and about 5–7 more (45th–50th/51st, enacted 1980–84) during her second tenure, for a total of roughly 30–32 across both terms. The claim's thrust (frequent amendment under her rule) is correct, but the specific figure of 28 is lower than the actual total across her full rule and higher than her first-term count; no major fact-checker corroborates 28.

Evidence

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_of_the_Constitution_of_India Official amendment chronology: amendments 18th–42nd (25 amendments) came into force during Indira Gandhi's first tenure (Jan 1966–Mar 1977), and roughly 5–7 more (45th–50th/51st, all Acts of 1980–1984) during her second tenure (Jan 1980–Oct 1984), giving ~25 for the first stint and ~30–32 across both stints — not 28 under either counting. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2024/11/27/who-changed-the-indian-constitution-samvidhan-divas.html Analysis of amendments by government: 76 of 106 amendments were made under Congress governments, with Indira Gandhi's era (24th, 25th, 38th, 39th, 42nd etc.) the most prolific; supports the broad thrust but not the specific figure of 28. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty-second_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India Confirms the 42nd Amendment (1976), the last of the 18th–42nd series enacted under Indira Gandhi's first term, described as the most sweeping amendment in India's history. ✓ reachable · archived