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Download Solution PDFWho among the following replaced Morarji Desai as the Prime Minister of India in 1979?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Charan Singh.
Key Points
- Charan Singh was the 5th Prime Minister of India between 1979 and 1980.
- He was the 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of India.
- He became the Deputy Prime Minister of India in the Morarji Desai government in 1977.
- Charan Singh was the first prime minister in India to head a minority government in the center.
- He is one of the the shortest-serving prime minister in India whose tenre was of 170 days.
- Kisan ghat is the resting place of Charan Singh.
Additional Information
- Jagjivan Ram was the fourth deputy prime minister of India who served during the tenure of the Morarji Desai and Charan Singh governments.
- Devi Lal was the sixth Deputy Prime Minister of India who served during the tenure of V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar governments.
- Chandrasekhar was the eighth Prime Minister of India between 1990 and 1991.
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