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The first non-Congress government at the Center was led by

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Joy Prakash Narayan
  2. Morarji Desai
  3. Chaudhury Charan Singh
  4. Atal Behari Vajpayee

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Morarji Desai

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Morarji Desai šŸ“š Explanation: Morarji Desai became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India in 1977, leading the Janata Party government. This victory followed the end of the Emergency period and a historic general election. His government was a coalition of various political parties that had united against the Congress. This event marked a major shift in the political landscape of post-independence India.