death_date death_place predecessor birth_place president successor religion party office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
10 april 1995 new delhi , india indira gandhi bhadeli , bombay presidency , india basappa danappa jatti and neelam sanjiva reddy choudhary charan singh hindu congress o -rrb- -lrb- 1969-1977 -rrb- , janata party -lrb- up to 1969 -rrb- , congress -lrb- 4th prime minister of india 29 february 1896 24 march 1977 morarji desai 1978.jpg premiership of morarji desai
 15 july 1979 morarji desai civil servant , activist
premiership of morarji desai

the premiership of morarji desai extended from 24 march 1977 to 15 july 1979 .
in the indian general election , 1977 morarji desai led the janata party to victory against the congress party .
upon taking office , morarji desai became the first indian prime minister not belonging to the congress party .
