AIADMK: First regional party to become part of Union Government - Indian polity and Governance

Q.  Which was the first regional party that became part of Union Government?
- Published on 06 May 15

a. AIADMK
b. DMK
c. TDP
d. Shiromani Akali Dal

ANSWER: AIADMK
 
In 1979, AIADMK became the first Dravidian and regional party to be part of the Union Cabinet, when two AIADMK MP's, Satyavani Muthu and Aravinda Bala Pajanor, joined the Charan Singh Ministry which followed the Morarji Desai-led Janata Party government of 1977-79.

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