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Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda.
Jun 22, 2024 · V.P. Singh, politician and government official who was prime minister of India 1989–90. He was the principal founder in 1988 of the Janata Dal political party, which he used as a cornerstone to create a large nationwide opposition coalition called the National Front.
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May 16, 2024 · Prime Minister V P Singh after being sworn in on December 2, 1989, flanked by President R Venkataraman and Rajiv Gandhi to his right, and Vice President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma and Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal to his left.
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3 days ago · V.P. Singh, who had initially denied any interest in becoming prime minister, emerged after the 1989 elections as the leader of the loosely knit JD coalition whose extreme wings were basically antipathetic to each other.
Nov 15, 1990 · Three phases of V.P. Singh: The Victor: Eleven months ago he was the new national alternative. The Compromiser: In placating the Left and BJP he failed to tackle national issues. The Sectarian: He exploited caste and communal politics for his own vote bank.
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Nov 28, 2008 · New Delhi: Former prime minister V.P. Singh, who dethroned Rajiv Gandhi to form, in 1989, India’s second non-Congress coalition government and later tried social engineering through...
Premiership of V. P. Singh. Vishwanath Pratap Singh held office for slightly less than a year, from 2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990. After state legislative elections in March 1990, Singh's governing coalition achieved control of both houses of India's parliament.
