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Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party.
The premiership of Morarji Desai extended from 24 March 1977 to 15 July 1979. In the 1977 Indian general election 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.
Shri Desai was himself selected to the Lok Sabha from the Surat Constituency in Gujarat. He was later unanimously elected as Leader of the Janata Party in Parliament and was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on March 24, 1977.
May 31, 2024 · Morarji Desai (born Feb. 29, 1896, Bhadeli, Gujarat province, India—died April 10, 1995, Bombay [now Mumbai]) was the prime minister of India (1977–79), and the first leader of sovereign India not to represent the long-ruling Indian National Congress party.
Apr 11, 1995 · Morarji Desai, a crusty puritan who sprang from obscurity and imprisonment to become the Prime Minister of India's first non-Congress Party Government in 1977 and to usher in some of the...
Sep 5, 2018 · Morarji Desai, being a fierce nationalist with anti-corruption leanings, found himself at odds with Prime Minister Nehru and his allies. He was a contender for the Premiership position, following Nehru’s failing health, but lost to Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1964.
Apr 30, 1995 · India's first non-Congress PM Morarji Desai passes away. The man who, along with Jayaprakash Narayan, had steered a moral battle against the dreaded Emergency lived as true Gandhians did - admired, but rarely emulated; revered, yet rarely understood.
Feb 29, 2020 · Morarji Desai, who served a two-year stint as India’s first non-Congress prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the Emergency, was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan in 1988.
May 21, 2022 · Morarji Desai, who became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India, remained in the office for 856 days. He served as the fifth PM during 1977-79, leading the post-Emergency government led by the Janata Party.
Feb 29, 2024 · Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, the fourth Prime Minister of India, led India’s first non-Congress government from 1977 to 1979. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1967 to 1971. Born the son of a school teacher in Bhadehi village, now in Bulsar district of Gujarat, Desai was imprisoned thrice during the Indian freedom struggle.
