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Apr 6, 2024 · V.P. Singh grabbed the opportunity and sought support from groups and politicians opposed to the Congress. After initial hiccups, the Janata Dal was launched in October 1988 with a promise of a ...
Dec 27, 2021 · V P Singh 's political career advanced at a blistering pace through the 1980s. He became Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Union commerce minister, Union finance minister, Union defence minister and finally prime minister - all in the space of a decade. Earlier, he had also been deputy minister - and subsequently minister of state - for commerce ...
Nov 27, 2023 · CM M.K. Stalin unveiled a statue of former PM V.P. Singh in Chennai on Mon. Akhilesh Yadav and family members of the PM were present. A function was organised at Kalaivanar Arangam, where ...
Jul 21, 2015 · V P Singh told Montek Singh Ahluwalia to write a strategy paper on reforms. In May 1990, when Prime Minister V P Singh went to Kuala Lumpur for a meeting of the Group of 15, he was taken aback by the rapid progress that Malaysia seemed to have made since his last visit to that country in 1985, when he was Commerce Minister in Rajiv Gandhi’s ...
Nov 28, 2023 · Quite clearly, V P Singh could not have envisaged all this when he went to submit his resignation to the President on 7 November 1990. He faded from public view as the Mandal and Mandir forces ...
Nov 15, 1990 · The fall started with the massive rigging during the Meham by-election on February 27, the repolling amid widespread violence that led to the countermanding of the election. The party, but more importantly, the country stood behind Singh in demanding the dismissal of Devi Lal's son, Om Prakash Chautala. But Singh made a miserable compromise.
Aug 6, 2022 · V P Singh became Prime Minister in Dec 1989, riding an anti-corruption wave. But his government – a mix of leftist, centrist and right-wing politicians – was riddled with crisis and conflict. It lasted only 11 months.
