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Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 [2] and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda.
Jun 22, 2024 · V.P. Singh, politician and government official who was prime minister of India 1989–90. He was the principal founder in 1988 of the Janata Dal political party, which he used as a cornerstone to create a large nationwide opposition coalition called the National Front.
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5 days ago · V.P. Singh, who had initially denied any interest in becoming prime minister, emerged after the 1989 elections as the leader of the loosely knit JD coalition whose extreme wings were basically antipathetic to each other.
Nov 30, 2008 · V. P. Singh, a former prime minister of India who was considered the father of coalition politics there and who stirred controversy by championing the rights of the country’s poorest citizens,...
Premiership of V. P. Singh. Vishwanath Pratap Singh held office for slightly less than a year, from 2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990. After state legislative elections in March 1990, Singh's governing coalition achieved control of both houses of India's parliament.
Nov 15, 1990 · Vishwanath Pratap Singh was the man of the moment. He was the vanquisher of Rajiv Gandhi's government which had degenerated from promise to putrefaction within three years. Singh chose for himself an apposite title - a manager of contradictions acceptable to a vast cross section of society.
Nov 28, 2008 · NEW DELHI — Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh, remembered for his controversial policy of reserving a larger share of jobs for India's disadvantaged castes, has died after a long battle with...
