GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Critics say that the government

Critics say that the governmenthad fallen in the recent election because it had announced higher tax rates and allowed the prices of essential commodities to soar unchecked last year.


1) had fallen in the recent election because it had announced higher tax rates and allowed
2) fell out of favor in the recent election because it announced higher tax rates and allowed
3) fell out of favor in the recent election because it had announced higher tax rates and allowed
4) had fallen in the recent