Prime Ministers of India – Chandra Shekhar

Posted by on Feb 7, 2009 in Indian Politicians

Chandra Shekhar was the 11th Prime Minister of India and was in office for a brief stint which lasted less than eight months. He had succeeded his rival in the Janata Dal – Vishwanath Pratap Singh in the office. Chandrasekhar had become the P.M just 3 days after the then Prime Minister V.P. Singh had lost the vote of confidence in 1991. He went onto float a new party altogether – the Samajwadi Janata Party and had just the 64 MPS along with him but had outside support from the Congress-I which helped him become the P.M.

Below are some basic details about Chandra Shekhar:

Place and Date of Birth: July 1, 1927, Ibrahimpatti, United Provinces, British India

Died On: July 8, 2007, New Delhi, India

Religion: Hinduism

Political Party:Janata Dal and later Samajwadi Janata Party

Tenure of Prime Ministership: November 10, 1990 – June 21, 1991

Wife’s Name: Duja Devi

Children’s Names: Has two sons Pankaj Shekhar and Neeraj Shekhar

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