Deputy Prime Minister of India

The Minister of India (IAST: Bhārat kē Uppradhānamantrī) is the deputy head of the Government of India. It is the second highest ranking member of the Union Council of Ministers. A deputy prime minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as the home minister, defence minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the prime minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; 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 office is having been occupied for a little more than 11 years out of the 73 years since its establisment.

History

The first deputy prime minister was Vallabhbhai Patel. He occupied the post for 3 years until his death in 1950. The post was empty until Morarji Desai became the second deputy prime minister in 1967.

L. K. Advani served as the seventh deputy prime minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet from 2002 to 2004.

List of Deputy Prime Ministers of India
Political Parties








+List of Deputy Prime Ministers of India OfficeholderPortraitTerm of office Political partyPrime Minister 1Vallabhbhai Patel(1875–1950)90px 15 August 1947 15 December 1950Indian National CongressJawaharlal Nehru 2Morarji Desai(1896–1995)90px 21 March 1967 6 December 1969Indian National CongressIndira Gandhi 3Charan Singh(1902–1987)90px 24 January 1979  28 July 1979 Janata PartyMorarji Desai 4Jagjivan Ram(1908–1986)90px 5Yashwantrao Chavan(1913–1984)90px 28 July 1979 14 January 1980 Indian National Congress (Socialist)Charan Singh 6Devi Lal(1915–2001)90px 2 December 1989 10 November 1990 Janata DalVishwanath Pratap Singh 10 November 1990 21 June 1991Chandra Shekhar 7L. K. Advani(1927–)90px 5 February 2002 22 May 2004 Bharatiya Janata PartyAtal Bihari Vajpayeecolor|white|'''

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