Flag of Indiaसत्यमेव जयते

Coalitions, Insurgencies & Change

India · 1979Janata splits and falls; Charan Singh becomes PM but never faces the Lok Sabha

India's first non-Congress government unravelled in 1979: the Janata Party split, Morarji Desai resigned, and Charan Singh became Prime Minister with Congress(I) backing, only to resign without facing the Lok Sabha. A severe drought and the second oil shock battered the economy as mid-term polls loomed.

← 1978 1980 → All years

Polity & Governanceराजव्यवस्था और शासन

Landmark Judgments & Reportsऐतिहासिक निर्णय और रिपोर्ट

Economyअर्थव्यवस्था

Science, Technology & Spaceविज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी और अंतरिक्ष

Society & Cultureसमाज और संस्कृति

Environment & Disastersपर्यावरण और आपदाएं

India & the Worldभारत और विश्व

Key figures

Charan Singh — sworn in as Prime Minister on 28 July 1979; resigned on 20 August 1979 without facing the Lok Sabha.Morarji Desai — Janata Prime Minister whose resignation in July 1979 ended India's first non-Congress Union government.Indira Gandhi — Congress(I) leader whose withdrawal of support led to the fall of the Charan Singh government and the 19Neelam Sanjiva Reddy — President of India who oversaw the 1979 government changes and the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.B.P. Mandal — chaired the Second Backward Classes Commission, constituted on 1 January 1979.Mother Teresa — awarded the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for the Missionaries of Charity's work in India.

UPSC / State PCS — Exam focus

↥ All years BillTracker Exam prep

Researched by a multi-model AI editorial board and cross-checked against sources; Bills are real records from BillTracker. This is a study aid, not a substitute for primary sources. Spotted an error? Tell us.