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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.
Top right: Morarji Desai was the first non-Congress prime minister. Bottom left: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first non-Congress prime minister to complete a full 5 year term. Bottom center: Manmohan Singh was the first prime minister from a minority religion.
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.
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.
On 1 July 1978, Charan Singh resigned from the cabinet of Morarji Desai because of growing differences between them over trial of Indira Gandhi. [ 11 ] [ 41 ] In December 1978, Singh wanted to undo Janata Party and wanted coalition government in place of Janata Party government. [ 42 ]
In 1977, Morarji Desai offered to nominate her for the post of President of India twice, which she turned down. [28] In 1978, 'Kalamkari Centre' (pencraft) was set up at Kalakshetra to revitalise the ancient Indian craft of textile printing. [29] On encouragement from Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, she encouraged natural dyeing and weaving at ...
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Morarji Desai, then the Chief Minister of Bombay State, was against it. On 8 August 1956, [11] some college students of Ahmedabad went to the local Congress House near Lal Darwaza to demand a separate state. Morarji Desai did not listen to them, and police repression resulted in the death of five to eight students.