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Chaudhary Charan Singh ministry

10th ministry of the Republic of India
Chaudhary 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 legislatureCoalition355 / 544 (65%)
Opposition partyIndian National Congress
(Congress alliance)
Opposition leaderYashwantrao Chavan (In Lok Sabha)
Kamalapati Tripathi (In Rajya Sabha)
History
Outgoing election1980
Legislature terms5 months and 17 days
PredecessorDesai ministry
SuccessorFourth Indira Gandhi ministry

Chaudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on 28 July 1979, with outside support by Indira 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, becoming the only PM who didn't face the 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 Chaudhary Charan Singh continued as caretaker PM until January 1980.

Cabinet

Cabinet Ministers

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 Singh28 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Home Affairs		Yashwantrao Chavan28 July 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of External AffairsShyam Nandan Prasad Mishra28 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of FinanceHemwati Nandan Bahuguna28 July 197919 October 1979 JP(S)
Charan Singh19 October 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of DefenceChidambaram Subramaniam30 July 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of Agriculture and IrrigationBrahm Prakash30 July 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of Information and BroadcastingPurushottam Kaushik30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Health and Family WelfareRabi Ray28 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and RehabilitationRam Kinkar28 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Law, Justice and Company AffairsH. R. Khanna30 July 19793 August 1979 JP(S)
Shyam Nath Kacker3 August 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Commerce and Civil SuppliesHitendra Desai30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Steel, Mines and CoalBiju Patnaik30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Tourism and Civil AviationMohammad Shafi Qureshi30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of LabourFazlur Rahman30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Education and CultureKaran Singh30 July 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of Education, Social Welfare and CultureKaran Singh30 July 197919 August 1979 INC(U)Bifurcated into Ministry of Education and Culture;
and Ministry of Social Welfare.
Minister of Education and CultureKaran Singh19 August 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of RailwaysT. A. Pai30 July 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of PowerK. C. Pant30 July 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of IndustryKasu Brahmananda Reddy30 July 197927 November 1979 INC(U)
T. A. Pai27 November 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Social WelfareSathiavani Muthu19 August 197923 December 1979 AIADMK
Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and FertilizersAravinda Bala Pajanor19 August 197923 December 1979 AIADMK
Minister of CommunicationsZulfiquarulla30 July 19794 December 1979 JP(S)Minister of State was responsible.
Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra7 December 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of Muslim WaqfsZulfiquarulla30 July 19794 December 1979 JP(S)Minister of State was responsible.
Fazlur Rahman7 December 197914 January 1980 JP(S)

Ministers of State (with Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping and TransportJaneshwar Mishra30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural ReconstructionBhanu Pratap Singh30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary AffairsK. Gopal4 August 197914 January 1980 JP(S)

Ministers of State

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home AffairsDhanik Lal Mandal30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of State in the Ministry of DefenceJagbir Singh30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Civil SuppliesHenry Austin30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Social WelfareRashida Haque Choudhury30 July 197924 August 1979 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and CultureRashida Haque Choudhury24 August 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of CommunicationsNarsingh Yadav30 July 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Tukaram Shrangare31 July 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and CoalV. Kishore Chandra Deo4 August 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
P. M. Sayeed4 August 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and IrrigationNathuram Mirdha4 August 197925 October 1979 INC(U)
M. V. Krishnappa25 October 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of External AffairsBedabrata Barua4 August 197914 January 1980 JP(S)
Minister of State in the Ministry of IndustryB. Rachaiah4 August 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil AviationP. Ankineedu Prasada Rao4 August 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum, Chemicals and FertilizersSaugata Roy4 August 197914 January 1980 INC(U)
Minister of State in the Ministry of FinanceNathuram Mirdha25 October 197914 January 1980 INC(U)

References

  1. "Forty Years Ago, August 21, 1979: Charan Govt Resigns". 21 August 2019.
  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. ^ "Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 31 July 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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