Who were Deputy PMs of India?

Q.  Which of the following pair served jointly as the deputy PMs of India?
- Published on 01 Mar 17

a. Charan Singh and Jagjivan Ram
b. Y. B. Chavan and Charan Singh
c. Devi Lal and Jagjivan Ram
d. Y. B. Chavan and Devi Lal

ANSWER: Charan Singh and Jagjivan Ram
 
  • Deputy Prime Minister is technically not a constitutional office.

  • The office has since been only intermittently occupied.

  • The seventh and last deputy prime minister was L. K. Advani.

  • He took on the role in addition to his Home Minister status, from 2002 to 2004, in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government.

  • The position of deputy prime minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in times of national emergency, when a proper chain of command is necessary.

  • The first Deputy Prime Minister of India was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was also Home Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.

    • Various Deputy PMs of India and their tenure are -

    1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel from 1947-1950.

    2. Morarji Desai from 1967-1969.

    3. Charan Singh and Jagjivan Ram (jointly) from 1979-1979.

    4. Y. B. Chavan from 1979-1980.

    5. Devi Lal from 1989-1990.

    6. Devi Lal from 1990-1991.

    7. L. K. Advani from 2002-2004.

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