8th Prime Minister of India

Chandra Shekhar

In office

10 Nov. 1990 – 21 June 1991

Party

Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)

Born in

Ibrahimpatti, Uttar Pradesh

Lived

1927–2007

Days in office

223

In order

1990–1991: after V. P. Singh, before P. V. Narasimha Rao

Key achievements & events

• Ran a minority government with outside support from Congress
• Faced a severe balance-of-payments crisis; India pledged its gold reserves to raise money
• Earlier walked about 4,000 km across India on his 1983 Bharat Yatra

Remember: He had never been a minister before becoming prime minister.