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Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party.
Shri Morarji Desai. March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979 | Janata Party. Shri Morarji Desai was born on February 29, 1896 in Bhadeli village, now in the Bulsar district of Gujarat. His father was a school teacher and a strict disciplinarian.
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.
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.
Apr 30, 1995 · India's first non-Congress PM Morarji Desai passes away The man who, along with Jayaprakash Narayan, had steered a moral battle against the dreaded Emergency lived as true Gandhians did - admired, but rarely emulated; revered, yet rarely understood.
Recently, the 125th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai was observed. He was the 4 th Prime Minister (1977-79) and the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India.
Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) was established to act as a Centre of Excellence in the field of Yoga. The basic objective of this Institute is to develop, promote and propagate the science and art of Yoga.
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 country's ...
Apr 10, 2017 · Morarji Desai was the 4th Prime Minister and the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India. 3. He worked as a Home Minister in Jawahar Lal Nehru's incumbency and deputy PM and Finance Minister in Indira Gandhi's regime.
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. Shri Desai and Gujraben were married in 1911.
