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Charan Singh

How Morarji Desai Became Prime Minister in 1977

Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad

On the 45th anniversary of the first non-Congress government, Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad describes the political intrigue, deals and treacheries of March 1977 that saw Morarji Desai become prime minister, outwitting Jagjivan Ram, Charan Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, each of whom had more MPs supporting them

How Morarji Desai outwitted Jagjivan Ram and Charan Singh

Looking back at the intriguing political deliberations of late March 1977 that saw the rise of the first non-Congress government at the Centre

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