
V. P. Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda.
Background
- Born in
- Prayagraj
- Educated at
- University of AllahabadSavitribai Phule Pune UniversityColonel Brown Cambridge SchoolFergusson College
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Trending topics shown first"What we have to ask is not what we have got out of it, but what we have been able to get for the poor and the oppressed. For one, equity is now on the national agenda. No party can ignore it. They now…"
"I have always been straight in my dealings, whether now or in yesteryear. There was no flip-flop/"
"The visual always fascinated me. As I grew up, I slowly realized that we not only see through our eyes, but also from the heart. Feeling is living. Beauty is understanding. I was overwhelmed by the ha…"
"He floated his own party called the Jan Morcha which merged with Janata Party, Lok Dal and Congress , and with all small parties; he formed the first coalition party called National Front. It fought t…"
"An unusual Indian politician, renowned for his obsession with honesty and his willingness to sacrifice office. He was coalition prime minister of India for less than a year, from December 1989 to Nove…"
"His action which changed the course of Indian politics was implementation of a 10-year-old report advocating quotas in jobs and educational opportunities for those known as Other Backward Castes …. Th…"
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1931
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Died
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