Jawaharlal Nehru died on 27 May 1964. Then Congress Party president K. Kamaraj was instrumental in making Shastri Prime Minister on 9 June. Lal bahadur Shastri , Moraj Desai i,
In his first broadcast as Prime Minister, on 11 June 1964,
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Indira Gandhi-1966- Prime minister of India
Gandhi formed her government with Morarji Desai as deputy prime minister and finance minister.
After her father's death in 1964 she was a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and served in Prime Minister cabinet as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
In January 1966, after Shastri's death, Indira Gandhi elected over Morarji Desai as their leader.
Congress party veteran K. Kamaraj was instrumental in Gandhi achieving victory.
Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966)
The second Prime Minister of India.
He promoted the White Revolution – a national campaign to increase the production and supply of milk –.
Underlining the need to boost India's food production, Shastri also promoted the Green Revolution in India in 1965.
Shastri was born to Sharada Prasad Srivastava and Ramdulari Devi in Mughalsarai on 2 October 1904, s
He studied in East Central Railway Inter college and Harish Chandra High School and joined join the non-cooperation movement leaving it.
He dropped his caste-derived surname of "Srivastava". Shastri's thoughts were influenced by reading about Swami Vivekananda, Gandhi and Annie Besant.
Joined the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. He served as the president of Servants of the People Society (Lok Sevak Mandal), founded by Lala Lajpat Rai and held positions in Indian National Congress.
First served as as Railways Minister (1951–56), and then in numerous other prominent positions, including the Home Minister.
He led the country during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. His slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" ("Hail to the soldier; Hail to the farmer") became very popular during the war.
The war formally ended with the Tashkent Agreement on 10 January 1966; he died the following day, still in Tashkent, with the cause of his death in dispute.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management was established in Delhi by the Lal Bahadur Shastri Educational Trust in 1995.
The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute was named after Shastri due to his role in promoting scholarly activity between India and Canada.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial run by the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Memorial Trust, New Delhi
One of the halls of residence of IIT Kharagpur is named after him as Lal Bahadur Shastri Hall of Residence.
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