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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.
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 ...
Through 1979, support for Morarji Desai had declined considerably due to worsening economic conditions as well as the emergence of allegations of nepotism and corruption involving members of his family. Desai's confrontational attitude eroded his support. [19] His main rival Charan Singh had developed an acrimonious relationship with Desai. [27]
Morarji Desai became the Chief Minister of Bombay State on 21 April 1952, [1] following the Indian National Congress' victory in 1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election. He formed a nine-member ministry that continued till his resignation on 31 October 1956.
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.
The National Conference and Congress met head-on as equals, the first time such an electoral contest occurred since the State's Accession in 1947. The Prime Minister Morarji Desai (of the Janata Party) took steps to strengthen security in the state and declared that any rigging would be severely punished. This had a 'salutary effect' in the ...
Morarji Desai: Gujarat: 1896-1995 Desai was an independence activist and politician, who served as the fourth Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979 and was the first to be not from the Indian National Congress. [59] He was also awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the second highest civilian award given by the Government of Pakistan. [141]