2nd Prime Minister of India

Lal Bahadur Shastri

In office

9 June 1964 – 11 Jan. 1966

Party

Indian National Congress

Born in

Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh

Lived

1904–1966

Days in office

581

In order

1964–1966: after Gulzarilal Nanda, before Gulzarilal Nanda

Key achievements & events

• Coined the slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)
• Led India through the 1965 war with Pakistan
• Signed the Tashkent Declaration with Pakistan in January 1966
• Backed the White Revolution in dairy and the early Green Revolution in farming

Remember: He died suddenly in Tashkent the day after signing the peace agreement. He was the first person awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.