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Charan Singh ministry
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8th ministry of the Republic of India
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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 alliance)
Status in legislatureCoalition
407 / 529 (77%)
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
PredecessorMorarji Desai ministry
SuccessorThird Indira Gandhi ministry

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.[1][2]

Cabinet[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime Minister Charan Singh28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[2][3]
Deputy Prime Minister Yashwantrao Chavan28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[2]
Minister of Finance Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna28 July 1979October 1979Janata Party (Secular)[4]
Minister of Home Affairs Yashwantrao Chavan28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)
Minister of External Affairs Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[5]
Minister of Defence Chidambaram Subramaniam28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[6]
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Brahm Prakash28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[3]
Minister of Law
(and Justice and Company Affairs from August 1979)
 Hans Raj Khanna28 July 19793 August 1979Janata Party (Secular)[3]
 Shyam Nath Kacker3 August 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[7]
Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies Hitendra Desai28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[3]
Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture
(Minister of Education and Culture from 19 August-27 December 1979)
 Karan Singh28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[3]
Minister of Energy K. C. Pant28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[3]
Minister of Labour Fazlur Rehman28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[3]
Minister of Industry Kasu Brahmananda Reddy28 July 197927 November 1979Indian National Congress (Urs)[3][8]
Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal Biju Patnaik28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[3]
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Rabi Ray28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[3]
Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation Ram Kinkar28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[3]
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Mohammad Shafi Qureshi28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[3]
Minister of Railways T. A. Pai30 July 197913 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[9]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Purushottam Kaushik[10]28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[3]
Minister of Social Welfare Sathiavani Muthu19 August 197923 December 1979AIADMK[11][12]
Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers A. Bala Pajanor19 August 197923 December 1979AIADMK[11][12]
Minister of Communications and Muslim Waqfs Zulfiquarulla28 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[3]

Ministers of state[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Minister of State for Communications Tukaram Shrangare28 July 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[13]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs K. Gopal4 August 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[14]
Minister of State (Social Welfare) Rashida Haque Choudhury19 August 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)[15]
Minister of State for Mines Kishore Chandra Deo19 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[16]
Minister of State for Steel Kishore Chandra Deo19 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[17]
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao19 August 197914 January 1980Indian National Congress (Urs)[18]

References[edit]

  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. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 July 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna's buography
  5. "Former Union minister dead". The Times of India. 2004-10-26. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  6. "Shri C. Subramaniam". Rajbhavan, Maharashra state, India. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07.
  7. "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 August 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 27 November 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. "Railway Ministers of Independent India". Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  10. "9th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : KAUSHIK, SHRI PURUSHOTTAM". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 August 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 24 August 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  13. http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/CABINATE%20SECRETARIATE/1979%20CABINET%20SECTT%20JAN%20%20DEC/CAB-1979-08-11_076.pdf
  14. http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine LOK SABHA
  15. "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Republic of India". Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  16. "Deo, Shri V. Kishore Chandra". Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  17. "Rajya Sabha members - Republic of India" (PDF). Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  18. "Lok Sabha members - Republic of India". Retrieved March 6, 2021.