"Morarji Desai ministry" redirects here. For other uses, see Morarji Desai ministry (disambiguation).
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.[1]
Morarji Desai ministry
8th Ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed
24 March 1977 (1977-03-24)
Date dissolved
28 July 1979 (1979-07-28)
People and organisations
Head of state
Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting) (until 25 July 1977)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (from 25 July 1977)
Head of government
Morarji Desai
Member party
Janata Party (Janata alliance)
Status in legislature
Majority
295 / 542 (54%)
Opposition party
Indian National Congress (Congress Alliance)
Opposition leader
Yashwantrao Chavan (1 July 1977 – 11 April 1978; from 10 July 1979) C. M. Stephen (12 April 1978 – 9 July 1979) (Lok Sabha)
History
Election(s)
1977
Outgoing election
1980
Legislature term(s)
2 years, 4 months and 4 days
Predecessor
Third Indira Gandhi ministry
Successor
Charan Singh ministry
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^Kuldip Singh (11 April 1995). "OBITUARY: Morarji Desai". The Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
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