# Charan Singh ministry

The Charan Singh ministry was a union council of ministers of India, headed by the prime minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh, that was formed after Singh was sworn in as prime minister of India on 28 July 1979, with outside support by the Indian National Congress and Yashwantrao Chavan of Congress (Socialist).

## History

Morarji Desai resigned as prime minister of India on 28 July 1979 due to internal conflicts within the Janata Party, the party that was a coalition of various factions, united primarily to oppose Indira Gandhi, and faced several ideological and personal differences after coming to power in 1977.
One of the key issues was the growing tension between Desai and Charan Singh, who was the deputy prime minister and home minister of India at that time. Singh and his faction largely represented farmers and rural interests, accusing Desai of favoring industrialists and failing to address agrarian concerns. This crisis escalated when the Janata party split, with Charan Singh breaking away with his Lok Dal faction. Losing majority support in parliament, Desai was forced to resign on 28 July 1979.
After Desai’s resignation, president Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy invited Charan Singh to form a new government, which he did with external support from Indira Gandhi Congress (I), and the Charan Singh ministry was formed on 28 July 1979.
However, before Charan Singh could prove majority in parliament, Indira Gandhi withdrew her support after Singh said that his government would not drop cases against her, which had been initiated after the emergency (1975-1977), leading to his resignation after just 23 days in office, becoming the only prime minister of India who didn't faced the parliament and Singh continued as caretaker prime minister until 14 January 1980.

## List of Ministers
### Cabinet Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks |
| Prime Minister And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any Minister. | Charan Singh | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Home Affairs | Yashwantrao Chavan | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of External Affairs | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Finance | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | 28 July 1979 | 19 October 1979 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Finance | Charan Singh | 19 October 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Defence | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation | Brahm Prakash | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Purushottam Kaushik | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Rabi Ray | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation | Ram Kinkar | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | H. R. Khanna | 30 July 1979 | 3 August 1979 | JP(S) |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | Shyam Nath Kacker | 3 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies | Hitendra Desai | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Coal | Biju Patnaik | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Labour | Fazlur Rahman | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of Education and Culture | Karan Singh | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture | Karan Singh | 30 July 1979 | 19 August 1979 | INC(U) | Bifurcated into Ministry of Education and Culture; and Ministry of Social Welfare. |
| Minister of Education and Culture | Karan Singh | 19 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of Railways | T. A. Pai | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of Power | K. C. Pant | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of Industry | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 30 July 1979 | 27 November 1979 | INC(U) | |
| Minister of Industry | T. A. Pai | 27 November 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Social Welfare | Sathiavani Muthu | 19 August 1979 | 23 December 1979 | AIADMK |
| Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | Aravinda Bala Pajanor | 19 August 1979 | 23 December 1979 | AIADMK |
| Minister of Communications | Zulfiquarulla | 30 July 1979 | 4 December 1979 | JP(S) | Minister of State was responsible. |
| Minister of Communications | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | 7 December 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) | |
| Minister of Muslim Waqfs | Zulfiquarulla | 30 July 1979 | 4 December 1979 | JP(S) | Minister of State was responsible. |
| Minister of Muslim Waqfs | Fazlur Rahman | 7 December 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |

### Ministers of State (with Independent Charge)

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport | Janeshwar Mishra | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | K. Gopal | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Dhanik Lal Mandal | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Jagbir Singh | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Civil Supplies | Henry Austin | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Social Welfare | Rashida Haque Choudhury | 30 July 1979 | 24 August 1979 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Culture | Rashida Haque Choudhury | 24 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Narsingh Yadav | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Tukaram Shrangare | 31 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal | V. Kishore Chandra Deo | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, Mines and Coal | P. M. Sayeed | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation | Nathuram Mirdha | 4 August 1979 | 25 October 1979 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation | M. V. Krishnappa | 25 October 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Bedabrata Barua | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JP(S) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | B. Rachaiah | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation | P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | Saugata Roy | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Nathuram Mirdha | 25 October 1979 | 14 January 1980 | INC(U) |