| Chaudhary Charan Singh ministry | |
|---|---|
 10th ministry of the Republic of India | |
 Prime Minister, Charan Singh | |
| Date formed | 28 July 1979 |
| Date dissolved | 14 January 1980 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Head of government | Charan Singh |
| Deputy head of government | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| Member party | Janata Party (Secular) (Janata (Secular) alliance) (Supported by INC(U) 75/543 and (INC(I) 79/543 MPs). |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress (Congress alliance) |
| Opposition leader | Yashwantrao Chavan (In Lok Sabha) Kamalapati Tripathi (In Rajya Sabha) |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1980 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 months and 17 days |
| Predecessor | Desai ministry |
| Successor | Fourth 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]
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 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Home Affairs | Yashwantrao Chavan[2] | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of External Affairs | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra[9] | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Finance | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna[9] | 28 July 1979 | 19 October 1979 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Charan Singh | 19 October 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |||
| Minister of Defence | Chidambaram Subramaniam[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation | Brahm Prakash[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Purushottam Kaushik[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Rabi Ray[9] | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation | Ram Kinkar[9] | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | H. R. Khanna[9] | 30 July 1979 | 3 August 1979 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Shyam Nath Kacker[9] | 3 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |||
| Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies | Hitendra Desai[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal | Biju Patnaik[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Labour | Fazlur Rahman[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Minister of Education and Culture | Karan Singh[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture | Karan Singh[9] | 30 July 1979 | 19 August 1979 | Indian 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 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of Railways | T. A. Pai[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of Power | K. C. Pant[9] | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of Industry | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy[9] | 30 July 1979 | 27 November 1979 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| T. A. Pai | 27 November 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |||
| Minister of Social Welfare | Sathiavani Muthu[9] | 19 August 1979 | 23 December 1979 | AIADMK | ||
| Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | Aravinda Bala Pajanor[9] | 19 August 1979 | 23 December 1979 | AIADMK | ||
| Minister of Communications | Zulfiquarulla[9] | 30 July 1979 | 4 December 1979 | Janata Party (Secular) | Minister of State was responsible. | |
| Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra[9] | 7 December 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |||
| Minister of Muslim Waqfs | Zulfiquarulla[9] | 30 July 1979 | 4 December 1979 | Janata Party (Secular) | Minister of State was responsible. | |
| Fazlur Rahman[9] | 7 December 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata 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 Mishra | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | K. Gopal | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata 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 Mandal | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Jagbir Singh | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Civil Supplies | Henry Austin | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Social Welfare | Rashida Haque Choudhury | 30 July 1979 | 24 August 1979 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Culture | Rashida Haque Choudhury | 24 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Narsingh Yadav | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Tukaram Shrangare | 31 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal | V. Kishore Chandra Deo | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
| P. M. Sayeed | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation | Nathuram Mirdha | 4 August 1979 | 25 October 1979 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
| M. V. Krishnappa | 25 October 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | ||
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Bedabrata Barua | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | B. Rachaiah | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | Saugata Roy | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Nathuram Mirdha | 25 October 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns". 21 August 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Forty years ago, July 16, 1979: Desai resigns". The Indian Express. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "From the Archives (July 17, 1969): Morarji Desai resigns". The Hindu. 16 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ Aron, Sunita (20 July 2019). "Charan Singh — the only Indian PM who did not face Parliament even once". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns". The Indian Express. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ 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.