6th Prime Minister of India
Rajiv Gandhi
- In office
- 31 Oct. 1984 – 2 Dec. 1989
- Party
- Indian National Congress
- Born in
- Bombay, Maharashtra
- Lived
- 1944–1991
- Days in office
- 1,858
- In order
- 1984–1989: after Indira Gandhi, before V. P. Singh
Key achievements & events
- Won the largest Lok Sabha majority in Indian history in 1984 (over 400 seats)
- Pushed computers and telecommunications, laying groundwork for India's IT industry
- Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 (1988)
- Passed the anti-defection law (1985)
- Sent peacekeeping troops to Sri Lanka; his government was hit by the Bofors scandal
Remember: At 40, the youngest prime minister. A former airline pilot, he was assassinated while campaigning in 1991.