The post Independence period saw the rule of the Indian National Congress party for decades. The leaders associated with Congress in the initial days of independence were Anugrah Narayan Sinha and Sri Krishna Sinha. The freedom fighter image of the early Congress leaders and their popularity among the commoners gave them swift access to power at the cost of the "Politics of social justice", which was to become the feature of Bihari electoral politics in the late 60s. The upper castes of Bihar were the power holders during the early decades under the banner of Congress party and their dominance in local government as well as administration was also evident.