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The PMO is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, currently Pramod Kumar Mishra. The PMO was originally called the Prime Minister's Secretariat until 1977, when it was renamed during the Morarji Desai ministry. It is part of the Government of India located in the South Block of the Secretariat Building.
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 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.
Eleven years later, her party the Indian National Congress lost the 1977 Indian general election to the Janata Party, whose leader Morarji Desai became the first non-Congress prime minister. [14] After Desai resigned in 1979, his former associate Charan Singh briefly held office until the Congress won the 1980 Indian general election and Indira ...
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. 14 November 1956: Third Nehru ministry INC [10] [11] Minister of Labour: V. V. Giri. 15 April 1952: September 1954 INC [2] Khandubhai Kasanji Desai ...
During her previous term, there had been internal divisions in the Indian National Congress between Indira Gandhi and the party establishment, especially Morarji Desai.In 1969, she was expelled from the party, causing a split.
Serving until his death in December 1950, Patel remains India's longest-serving deputy prime minister. The post was vacant until Morarji Desai became the second deputy prime minister in 1967 and has the second-longest tenure. Morarji Desai and Charan Singh were the deputy prime ministers who later became Prime Minister of India.