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The Charan Singh ministry was a union council of ministers of India, headed by the prime minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh, that was formed after Singh was sworn in as prime minister of India on 28 July 1979, with outside support by the Indian National Congress and Yashwantrao Chavan of Congress (Socialist).[1][2]
History
Morarji Desai resigned as prime minister of India on 28 July 1979 due to internal conflicts within the Janata Party, the party that was a coalition of various factions, united primarily to oppose Indira Gandhi, and faced several ideological and personal differences after coming to power in 1977.
One of the key issues was the growing tension between Desai and Charan Singh, who was the deputy prime minister and home minister of India at that time. Singh and his faction largely represented farmers and rural interests, accusing Desai of favoring industrialists and failing to address agrarian concerns. This crisis escalated when the Janata party split, with Charan Singh breaking away with his Lok Dal faction. Losing majority support in parliament, Desai was forced to resign on 28 July 1979.[3][4][5]
After Desai’s resignation, president Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy invited Charan Singh to form a new government, which he did with external support from Indira Gandhi Congress (I), and the Charan Singh ministry was formed on 28 July 1979.[6]
However, before Charan Singh could prove majority in parliament, Indira Gandhi withdrew her support after Singh said that his government would not drop cases against her, which had been initiated after the emergency (1975-1977), leading to his resignation after just 23 days in office, becoming the only prime minister of India who didn't faced the parliament and Singh continued as caretaker prime minister until 14 January 1980.[7][8]
List of Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
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Ministers of State (with Independent Charge)
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References
- ↑ Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns(21 August 2019).
- ↑ Dour farm leader of 76 named as India's fifth PM. The Montreal Gazette(27 July 1979).
- ↑ From HT Archives: Morarji Desai stepsdown as PM amid Janata Party crisis. Hindustan Times(2023-07-15). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ Forty years ago, July 16, 1979: Desai resigns. The Indian Express(2019-07-16). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ From the Archives (July 17, 1969): Morarji Desai resigns. The Hindu(2019-07-16). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ Charan Singh — the only Indian PM who did not face Parliament even once, Aron, Sunita. ThePrint(2019-07-20). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ Singh's Resignation After 24 Days Leaves Indian Politics in Turmoil. The New York Times(1979-08-21). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns. The Indian Express(2019-08-21). Retrieved 2025-02-11.