Second Indira Gandhi ministry

The Second Indira Gandhi ministry was the second union council of ministers which was headed by prime minister Indira Gandhi. The ministry was constituted upon the victory of the Indian National Congress under Gandhi's leadership in the 1967 general election. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was a member of the Rajya Sabha in her first term as the prime minister, was herself elected to the Lok Sabha in the general election from the Raebareli constituency of Uttar Pradesh. The ministry remained in office until being dissolved and succeeded by the third Indira Gandhi ministry which was formed following the re-election of Indira Gandhi in 1971.

Background

The ruling Indian National Congress party won 283 seats out of the 523 seats of the Lok Sabha and was able to form the government with a clear majority. Indira Gandhi was re-elected leader of the parliamentary party and was invited to form the government for the second time by President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. In her previous term, she represented the state of Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, however in the general election, she was elected from the Raebareli constituency. She was formally appointed Prime Minister on 13 March 1971 and formed the government.

Composition

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appointed senior party leader Morarji Desai as the deputy prime minister and retained several ministers from her previous cabinet. Those re-appointed to the cabinet included M. C. Chagla, Yashwantrao Chavan, Swaran Singh, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Satya Narayan Sinha, Asoka Mehta. Panampilly Govinda Menon, C. M. Poonacha, Ram Subhag Singh, Dinesh Singh, Jaisukhlal Hathi were promoted as ministers with cabinet rank.

Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers of State

Deputy Ministers

See also

• List of Indian union ministries

Notes

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