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Union Council of Ministers headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for first time on 16 May 1996.
First Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry | |
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17th ministry of the Republic of India | |
Date formed | 16 May 1996 |
Date dissolved | 1 June 1996 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
Head of government | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Member party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Status in legislature | Minority 187 / 543 (34%) |
Opposition party | Indian National Congress |
Opposition leader | P. V. Narasimha Rao (lok sabha) |
History | |
Election | 1996 |
Legislature term | 16 days |
Predecessor | Rao ministry |
Successor | Deve Gowda ministry |
BJP was well short of majority and looking for allies, but Vajpayee resigned after just 16 days since he could not muster enough support. The ministry was kept small because its fate was uncertain when swearing-in took place.
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