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The premiership of Morarji Desai extended from 24 March 1977 to 15 July 1979. In the 1977 Indian general election Morarji Desai led the Janata Party to victory against the Congress party . Upon taking office, Morarji Desai became the first Indian Prime Minister not belonging to the Congress party.
Morarji Desai was born into a Gujarati Anavil Brahmin family. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] His father's name was Ranchhodji Nagarji Desai and his mother's name was Vajiaben Desai. He was born in Bhadeli village, Bulsar district , Bombay Presidency , British India (present-day Valsad district, Gujarat , India) on 29 February 1896, the eldest of eight children.
The Morarji Desai ministry was formed on 24 March 1977 following the 1977 Indian general election. Morarji Desai led the Janata Party to victory against the Congress party . Upon taking office, Morarji Desai became the first Indian Prime Minister not belonging to the Congress party.
Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat: 81 years, 24 days: 24 March 1977 28 July 1979: ... Total years of premiership 1 Jawaharlal Nehru: INC: 16 years, 286 days
Morarji Desai: Deputy Prime Minister of India (13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969) [2] Minister of Finance (13 March 1958 – 29 August 1963; 13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969) [2] Chief Minister of Bombay State (21 April 1952 – 31 October 1956) Indian Independence activist [3] 24 March 1977 5 Charan Singh
4 Morarji Desai (1977–1979) 5 Charan Singh (1979–1980) 6 Rajiv Gandhi (1984–1989) 7 V. P. Singh (December 1989 – November 1990) 8 Chandra Shekhar (November ...
On 1 July 1978, Charan Singh resigned from the cabinet of Morarji Desai because of growing differences between them over trial of Indira Gandhi. [ 12 ] [ 42 ] In December 1978, Singh wanted to undo Janata Party and wanted coalition government in place of Janata Party government. [ 43 ]
During the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister, the then Prime Minister's Secretariat was headed by a Joint Secretary to Government of India until his death. [3] The post of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister was created during the tenure of Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister. [3]