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{{Short description|Council of Ministers headed by Chaudhary Charan Singh}}
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|cabinet_name            = Charan Singh ministry
|cabinet_name            = Chaudhary Charan Singh ministry
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|caption                = Prime Minister, [[Charan Singh]]
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|political_party        = [[Janata Party (Secular)]]<br /><small>[[1980 Indian general election#Results by alliance|(Janata alliance)]]</small>
|political_party        = [[Janata Party (Secular)]]<br /><small>[[1980 Indian general election#Results by alliance|(Janata (Secular) alliance)]]</small> (Supported by [[Indian National Congress (Urs)|INC(U)]] 75/543  and [[Indian National Congress (Indira)|(INC(I)]] 79/543 MPs).
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|last_election          = [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
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|previous                = [[Premiership of Morarji Desai#Morarji Desai ministry|Morarji Desai ministry]]
|previous                = [[Desai ministry]]
|successor              = [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry]]
|successor              = [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry]]
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Charan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on 28 July 1979, with outside support by India Congress and [[Yashwantrao Chavan]] of Congress (Socialist) faction as his Deputy PM. Just before Singh was to prove his majority in Lok Sabha, [[Indira Gandhi]] withdrew support to his government, and he resigned on 20 August 1979, after just 23 days, the only PM who has failed to face parliament. He advised President [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] to dissolve [[Lok Sabha]]. [[Janata Party]] leader [[Jagjivan Ram]] challenged the advice and sought time to cobble support. But Lok Sabha was dissolved, and Charan Singh continued as caretaker PM until January 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/forty-years-ago-august-21-1979-charan-govt-resigns-5921778/|title = Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns|date = 21 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=pm>{{cite news|title=Dour farm leader of 76 named as India's fifth PM|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nRQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dqQFAAAAIBAJ&dq=charan%20singh%20becomes%20prime%20minister&pg=3913%2C3452059|accessdate=29 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Montreal Gazette]]|date=27 July 1979|agency=AP|location=New Delhi|page=8}}</ref>
The '''Charan Singh ministry''' was a [[Union Council of Ministers|union council of ministers]] of [[India]], headed by the prime minister of India, [[Charan Singh|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 [[Indian Congress (Socialist)|Congress (Socialist)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/forty-years-ago-august-21-1979-charan-govt-resigns-5921778/|title = Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns|date = 21 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=pm>{{cite news|title=Dour farm leader of 76 named as India's fifth PM|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nRQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dqQFAAAAIBAJ&dq=charan%20singh%20becomes%20prime%20minister&pg=3913%2C3452059|accessdate=29 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Montreal Gazette]]|date=27 July 1979|agency=AP|location=New Delhi|page=8}}</ref>


==Cabinet==
== History ==
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[[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.
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One of the key issues was the growing tension between [[Morarji Desai|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|Janata party]] split, with [[Charan Singh]] breaking away with his [[Lokdal|Lok Dal]] faction. Losing majority support in parliament, Desai was forced to resign on 28 July 1979.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-15 |title=From HT Archives: Morarji Desai stepsdown as PM amid Janata Party crisis |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fall-of-the-janata-party-desai-steps-down-amidst-resignations-and-no-confidence-motion-threat-101689361478131.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110125630/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fall-of-the-janata-party-desai-steps-down-amidst-resignations-and-no-confidence-motion-threat-101689361478131.html |archive-date=2025-01-10 |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-16 |title=Forty years ago, July 16, 1979: Desai resigns |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/forty-years-ago-july-16-1979-desai-resigns-5831110/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-16 |title=From the Archives (July 17, 1969): Morarji Desai resigns |url=https://www.thehindu.com/archives/from-the-archives-july-17-1969-morarji-desai-resigns/article28491110.ece |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
  | title                  = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
 
  | minister1              = [[Charan Singh]]
[[File:President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy swearing in Ch. Charan Singh as PM.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|President [[Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy]] swearing in Singh as PM]]
 
After Desai’s resignation, president [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy|Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy]] invited [[Charan Singh]] to form a new government, which he did with external support from [[Indian National Congress|Indira Gandhi Congress (I)]], and the Charan Singh ministry was formed on 28 July 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aron |first=Sunita |date=2019-07-20 |title=Charan Singh — the only Indian PM who did not face Parliament even once |url=https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/charan-singh-the-only-indian-pm-who-did-not-face-parliament-even-once/265331/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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 [[The Emergency (India)|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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=Michael T. Kaufman; Special to The New York |date=1979-08-21 |title=Singh's Resignation After 24 Days Leaves Indian Politics in Turmoil |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/21/archives/singhs-resignation-after-24-days-leaves-indian-politics-in-turmoil.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-21 |title=Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/forty-years-ago-august-21-1979-charan-govt-resigns-5921778/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
==List of Ministers==
===Cabinet Ministers===
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!Remarks
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  | title                  = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]<br />And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and<br>policy issues not allocated to any Minister.
  | minister1              = [[Charan Singh]]<ref name = pm /><ref name="ministers79">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-07-31_062.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 July 1979|accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name = pm /><ref name="ministers79">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-07-31_062.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=31 July 1979|accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
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  | title                  = [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]]
  | title                  = [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]]<br />[[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]]
  | minister1              = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]]<ref name = pm />
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name = pm />
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
| title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
| minister1              = [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
| minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
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{{Cabinet table minister                                               
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
  | minister1              = [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna]]
  | minister1              = [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = October 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 19 October 1979
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_ref          = <ref>{{URL|http://www.hnbahuguna.com/aboutme.html|Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna's buography}}</ref>
  | minister2              = [[Charan Singh]]
| minister2_termstart    = 19 October 1979
| minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister2_ref=
| minister2_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
  | minister1              = Yashwantrao Chavan
  | minister1              = [[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation]]
| minister1              = [[Brahm Prakash (politician)|Brahm Prakash]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
  | minister1              = [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]]
  | minister1              = [[Purushottam Kaushik]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-10-26/patna/27167820_1_union-minister-freedom-fighter-cardiac-arrest | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044016/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-10-26/patna/27167820_1_union-minister-freedom-fighter-cardiac-arrest | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-09-08 | title = Former Union minister dead | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | date = 2004-10-26 | accessdate = 2013-03-17}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
  | minister1              = [[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]
  | minister1              = [[Rabi Ray]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)  
| minister1_ref=
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/previous/subramaniambiodata.htm |title=Shri C. Subramaniam |publisher=Rajbhavan, Maharashra state, India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407175423/http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/previous/subramaniambiodata.htm |archivedate=2013-04-07 }}</ref>
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (India)|Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation]]
  | minister1              = [[Brahm Prakash (politician)|Brahm Prakash]]
  | minister1              = [[Ram Kinkar]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Law<br>(and Justice and Company Affairs from August 1979)
  | title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Hans Raj Khanna]]
  | minister1              = [[H. R. Khanna]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 3 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 3 August 1979
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister2              = [[Shyam Nath Kacker]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister2              = [[Shyam Nath Kacker]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 3 August 1979
  | minister2_termstart    = 3 August 1979
  | minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister2_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister2_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister2_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-08-03_065.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 August 1979|accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies]]
  | minister1              = [[Hitendra Desai]]
  | minister1              = [[Hitendra Desai]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
| minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of Steel]], [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines and]] [[Ministry of Coal (India)|Coal]]
| minister1              = [[Biju Patnaik]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
| minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism and]] [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]]
| minister1              = [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
| minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour]]
| minister1              = Fazlur Rahman<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture<br>(Minister of Education and Culture from 19 August-27 December 1979)
  | title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education and Culture]]
  | minister1              = [[Karan Singh]]
| minister1              = [[Karan Singh]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture]]
| minister1              = [[Karan Singh]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 19 August 1979
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministry of Education and Culture;<br>and Ministry of Social Welfare.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education and Culture]]
  | minister1              = [[Karan Singh]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Energy
  | title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
  | minister1              = [[K. C. Pant]]
  | minister1              = [[T. A. Pai]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Labour
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]]
  | minister1              = [[Fazlur Rehman]]
  | minister1              = [[K. C. Pant]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Industry
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Industry]]
  | minister1              = [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
  | minister1              = [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 27 November 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 27 November 1979
| minister1_ref=
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-11-27_098.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=27 November 1979|accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref>
  | minister2              = [[T. A. Pai]]
| minister2_termstart    = 27 November 1979
| minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister2_ref=
| minister2_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
  | minister1              = [[Biju Patnaik]]
| minister1              = [[Sathiavani Muthu]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
| minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
| minister1_termend      = 23 December 1979
| minister1_party        = AIADMK
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| minister1              = [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
| minister1_termend      = 23 December 1979
| minister1_party        = AIADMK
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Communications (India)|Minister of Communications]]
| minister1              = [[Zulfiquarulla]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 4 December 1979
| minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State was responsible.}}
| minister2              = [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister2_termstart    = 7 December 1979
| minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister2_ref=
| minister2_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Minority Affairs|Minister of Muslim Waqfs]]
| minister1              = [[Zulfiquarulla]]<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
| minister1_termend      = 4 December 1979
| minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State was responsible.}}
| minister2              = Fazlur Rahman<ref name="ministers79"/>
| minister2_termstart    = 7 December 1979
| minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister2_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}
 
===Ministers of State (with Independent Charge)===
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Road Transport and Highways|Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport]]
  | minister1              = [[Janeshwar Mishra]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Health and Family Welfare
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction]]
  | minister1              = [[Rabi Ray]]
  | minister1              = [[Bhanu Pratap Singh]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation
  | title                  = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Ram Kinkar]]
  | minister1              = K. Gopal
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table end}}
  | title                  = Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
 
  | minister1              = [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
===Ministers of State===
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Dhanik Lal Mandal]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence]]
  | minister1              = [[T. A. Pai]]
  | minister1              = Jagbir Singh
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 13 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)  
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/railway-ministers.html |title=Railway Ministers of Independent India|publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA)|date= |accessdate=January 29, 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Civil Supplies]]
  | minister1              = [[Purushottam Kaushik]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2415.htm |title=9th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : KAUSHIK, SHRI PURUSHOTTAM |access-date=2014-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018214343/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2415.htm |archive-date=2014-10-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[Henry Austin (Indian politician)|Henry Austin]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Social Welfare]]
  | minister1              = [[Sathiavani Muthu]]
  | minister1              = [[Rashida Haque Choudhury]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 23 December 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 24 August 1979
  | minister1_party        = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="communique">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-08-19_077.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=19 August 1979|accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="AIADMK">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-08-24_080.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=24 August 1979|accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Culture]]
  | minister1              = [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]]
  | minister1              = [[Rashida Haque Choudhury]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 24 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 23 December 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref name="communique"/><ref name="AIADMK"/>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of Communications and Muslim Waqfs
  | title                  = [[Minister of Communications (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications]]
  | minister1              = [[Zulfiquarulla]]
  | minister1              = [[Narsingh Yadav]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 30 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_ref          = <ref name="ministers79"/>
  | minister2              = [[Tukaram Shrangare]]
| minister2_termstart    = 31 July 1979
| minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
}}
}}
|}
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
 
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel]], [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]] and [[Ministry of Coal (India)|Coal]]
===Ministers of state===
  | minister1              = [[V. Kishore Chandra Deo]]
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=n}}
  | minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of State for Communications]]
  | minister1              = [[Tukaram Shrangare]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 28 July 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_ref          = <ref>http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-08-11_076.pdf</ref>
  | minister2              = [[P. M. Sayeed]]
| minister2_termstart    = 4 August 1979
| minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation]]
| minister1              = [[Nathuram Mirdha]]
| minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
| minister1_termend      = 25 October 1979
| minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister2              = [[M. V. Krishnappa]]
| minister2_termstart    = 25 October 1979
| minister2_termend      = 14 January 1980
| minister2_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[K. Gopal]]
  | minister1              = [[Bedabrata Barua]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
| minister1_ref          = <ref>http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521205101/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm |date=2014-05-21 }} LOK SABHA</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of State (Social Welfare)
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry]]
  | minister1              = [[Rashida Haque Choudhury]]
  | minister1              = [[B. Rachaiah]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Janata Party (Secular)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/India.htm|title=Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Republic of India|publisher=|date= |accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of State for Mines]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and]] [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]]
  | minister1              = [[Kishore Chandra Deo]]
  | minister1              = [[P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=2354&lastls=15|title=Deo, Shri V. Kishore Chandra|publisher=|date= |accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Steel|Minister of State for Steel]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
  | minister1              = [[Kishore Chandra Deo]]
  | minister1              = [[Saugata Roy]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 4 August 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/d.pdf|title=Rajya Sabha members - Republic of India|publisher=|date= |accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance]]
  | minister1              = [[P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao]]
  | minister1              = [[Nathuram Mirdha]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 19 August 1979
  | minister1_termstart    = 25 October 1979
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_termend      = 14 January 1980
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
  | minister1_party        = Indian National Congress (Urs)
| minister1_ref          = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2354|title=Lok Sabha members - Republic of India|publisher=|date= |accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}
|}
{{Cabinet table end}}


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Chaudhary Charan Singh ministry

10th ministry of the Republic of India
Prime Minister, Charan Singh
Date formed28 July 1979 (1979-07-28)
Date dissolved14 January 1980 (1980-01-14)
People and organisations
Head of stateNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Head of governmentCharan Singh
Deputy head of governmentYashwantrao Chavan
Member partyJanata Party (Secular)
(Janata (Secular) alliance) (Supported by INC(U) 75/543 and (INC(I) 79/543 MPs).
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyIndian National Congress
(Congress alliance)
Opposition leaderYashwantrao Chavan (In Lok Sabha)
Kamalapati Tripathi (In Rajya Sabha)
History
Outgoing election1980
Legislature term(s)5 months and 17 days
PredecessorDesai ministry
SuccessorFourth Indira Gandhi ministry

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[edit | edit source]

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]

President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy swearing in Singh as PM

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[edit | edit source]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Prime Minister
And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and
policy issues not allocated to any Minister.		 Charan Singh[2][9]28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Home Affairs		 Yashwantrao Chavan[2]28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of External Affairs Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra[9]28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Finance Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna[9]28 July 197919 October 1979Janata Party (Secular)
 Charan Singh19 October 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Defence Chidambaram Subramaniam[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Brahm Prakash[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Purushottam Kaushik[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Rabi Ray[9]28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation Ram Kinkar[9]28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs H. R. Khanna[9]30 July 19793 August 1979Janata Party (Secular)
 Shyam Nath Kacker[9]3 August 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies Hitendra Desai[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal Biju Patnaik[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Mohammad Shafi Qureshi[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Labour Fazlur Rahman[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Education and Culture Karan Singh[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture Karan Singh[9]30 July 197919 August 1979Indian National Congress (Urs)Bifurcated into Ministry of Education and Culture;
and Ministry of Social Welfare.
Minister of Education and Culture Karan Singh[9]19 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of Railways T. A. Pai[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of Power K. C. Pant[9]30 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of Industry Kasu Brahmananda Reddy[9]30 July 197927 November 1979Indian National Congress (Urs)
 T. A. Pai27 November 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Social Welfare Sathiavani Muthu[9]19 August 197923 December 1979AIADMK
Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers Aravinda Bala Pajanor[9]19 August 197923 December 1979AIADMK
Minister of Communications Zulfiquarulla[9]30 July 19794 December 1979Janata Party (Secular)Minister of State was responsible.
 Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra[9]7 December 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of Muslim Waqfs Zulfiquarulla[9]30 July 19794 December 1979Janata Party (Secular)Minister of State was responsible.
 Fazlur Rahman[9]7 December 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)

Ministers of State (with Independent Charge)[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport Janeshwar Mishra30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction Bhanu Pratap Singh30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs K. Gopal4 August 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Dhanik Lal Mandal30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence Jagbir Singh30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Civil Supplies Henry Austin30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Social Welfare Rashida Haque Choudhury30 July 197924 August 1979Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Culture Rashida Haque Choudhury24 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications Narsingh Yadav30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
 Tukaram Shrangare31 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal V. Kishore Chandra Deo4 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
 P. M. Sayeed4 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Nathuram Mirdha4 August 197925 October 1979Indian National Congress (Urs)
 M. V. Krishnappa25 October 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Bedabrata Barua4 August 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry B. Rachaiah4 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao4 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers Saugata Roy4 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Nathuram Mirdha25 October 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns". 21 August 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dour farm leader of 76 named as India's fifth PM". The Montreal Gazette. New Delhi. AP. 27 July 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "From HT Archives: Morarji Desai stepsdown as PM amid Janata Party crisis". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Forty years ago, July 16, 1979: Desai resigns". The Indian Express. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "From the Archives (July 17, 1969): Morarji Desai resigns". The Hindu. 16 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Aron, Sunita (20 July 2019). "Charan Singh — the only Indian PM who did not face Parliament even once". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Times, Michael T. Kaufman; Special to The New York (21 August 1979). "Singh's Resignation After 24 Days Leaves Indian Politics in Turmoil". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 February 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns". The Indian Express. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 July 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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