Charan Singh's cabinet
The Charan Singh cabinet was formed in India on July 28, 1979 by Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh of the Janata Party (Secular) (JNP (S)). It replaced the Desai cabinet and remained in office until January 14, 1980, after which it was replaced by the Indira Gandhi III cabinet . The government included ministers from the Janata Party (Secular), the Indian National Congress (Socialist) (INC (S)) and the Congress for Democracy (CFD).
In the early parliamentary elections on January 3 and 6, 1980 , Charan Singh's party, which had since been renamed Lok Dal , as well as the previously ruling JNP suffered landslide losses and together only got 72 of the 525 seats in the Lok Sabha . The winner of the election was the Indian National Congress (INC) of the former long-time Prime Minister Indira Gandhi , which received 351 seats and thus has a comfortable absolute majority. Indira Gandhi then became Prime Minister again.
minister
The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prime minister | Chaudhary Charan Singh | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior |
Yeshwantrao Balwantrao Chavan | INC (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Foreign minister | Shyam Nandan Mishra | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Finance minister |
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Chaudhary Charan Singh |
CFD JNP (S) |
July 28, 1979 October 19, 1979 |
October 19, 1979 January 14, 1980 |
| Defense Minister | C. Subramaniam | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Industry Minister | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | INC (S) | July 30, 1979 | November 27, 1979 |
| Minister for Petroleum, Chemicals and Railways | TA Pai | INC (S) | July 30, 1979 | November 27, 1979 |
| Minister for Steel and Mining | Biju Patnaik | - | July 30, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister of Education | Karan Singh | INC (S) | July 30, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister for Health and Family Planning | Rabi Ray | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister for Information and Broadcasting | Purushottam Kaushik | JNP (S) | July 30, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister of Commerce and Civil Supply | Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai | INC (S) | July 30, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister of Labor | Fazlur Rahman | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation | Brahm Prakash | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister for Public Works, Housing and Rehabilitation | Ram Kinkar | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Communications minister | Zulfiquarulla | JNP (S) | July 28, 1979 | 3rd December 1979 |
| Energy minister | KC Pant | INC (S) | July 30, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation | Mohamed Shafi Qureshi | INC (S) | July 30, 1979 | January 14, 1980 |
| Minister of Law and Justice |
Hans Raj Khanna Syam Nath Kacker |
JNP (S) JNP (S) |
July 28, 1979 August 2, 1979 |
August 2, 1979 January 14, 1980 |
Web links
- All Members of Lok Sabha (Since 1952): Members Biographical Sketches on the Lok Sabha homepage
- RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 on the homepage of Rajya Sabha
- COUNCIL OF MINISTER CHARAN SINGH 7/28/1979 - 1/14/1980
- Gopa Sabharwal: India Since 1947: The Independent Years , Penguin UK, 2007, ISBN 9-35214-089-3
- India: Key Ministers (rulers.org)
- Cabinet: Old wine in new bottles. The average age of the Cabinet is slightly over 60 years, with Charan Singh the oldest at 77, and Dr Karan Singh, education minister, the youngest at 48. . In: India Today of February 25, 2014
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