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Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party.
Shri Desai was himself selected to the Lok Sabha from the Surat Constituency in Gujarat. He was later unanimously elected as Leader of the Janata Party in Parliament and was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on March 24, 1977.
May 31, 2024 · Morarji Desai (born Feb. 29, 1896, Bhadeli, Gujarat province, India—died April 10, 1995, Bombay [now Mumbai]) was the prime minister of India (1977–79), and the first leader of sovereign India not to represent the long-ruling Indian National Congress party.
Apr 30, 1995 · It would be difficult to pin labels on a man like Morarji. But if there is one that fits him best, it is that of arguably the most principled patriarch of Indian politics. His stern, puritanical profile did not endear him to everybody. But Morarji had his admirers.
Apr 11, 1995 · Morarji Desai, a crusty puritan who sprang from obscurity and imprisonment to become the Prime Minister of India's first non-Congress Party Government in 1977 and to usher in some of the...
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.
Morarji Desai was a true Gandhian follower, social worker, institution builder, and a great reformer. He was the Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith (university established by Mahatma Gandhi). Even during his term as the Prime Minister he used to visit and stay at Vidyapith during the month of October.
Prime Minister Morarji Desai resigned after the strength of the Janata Party in the Lok Sabha dropped, but was asked to continue until a successor was found.
Dec 9, 2019 · Morarji Desai: An Administrator Par Excellence. Book review. By RAJ KANWAR. | 9 Dec 2019 12:09 PM GMT. For Dehra Dun‘s itinerant author Arvindar Singh, India’s first non-Congress Prime Minister, Morarji Desai was a hero of a sorts.
Endearingly known as Morarji Bhai Desai, Morarji Ranchhodji Desai made unmatched achievements and distinctions in the annuals of history, the most eminent being the only high-ranking statesman to receive the highest civilian awards from both India and Pakistan.
