The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991.
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May 21, 1991, Sriperumbudur, India
He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian Prime Minister at the age of 40. In 1968, he married Sonia Gandhi; the couple settled in Delhi to a domestic life with their children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991.
The oldest person to become Prime Minister was Morarji Desai, who became Prime Minister at the age of 81 years, 23 days. The youngest person to become Prime Minister was Rajiv Gandhi, who became Prime Minister at the age of 40 years, 72 days.
Chief Ministers & Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
| No | Name | Tenure |
|---|
| Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir |
|---|
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | 19 July 1990 – 9 October 1996 (6 years, 82 days) |
| (7) | Farooq Abdullah | 9 October 1996 – 18 October 2002 (6 years, 9 days) |
| - | Vacant (Governor's rule) | 18 October – 2 November 2002 15 days) |
National Front (1989–1991)
National Front (NF) was a coalition of political parties, led by the Janata Dal, which formed India's government between 1989 and 1990 under the leadership of N. T. Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, as President of national front and V. P. Singh as Convener.Vishwanath Pratap Singh ministry. Vishwanath Pratap Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 2 December 1989. His initial ministry consisted of the following Cabinet ministers and their departments. The Cabinet was functional from the 2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990.
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The Election Commission of India held indirect 10th presidential elections of India on 16 July 1992. Shankar Dayal Sharma with 675,864 votes won over his nearest rival George Gilbert Swell who got 346,485 votes.List of Home Ministers
| № | Name | Term of office |
|---|
| (18) | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 12 May 1986 |
| 20 | Buta Singh | 02 December 1989 |
| 21 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | 10 November 1990 |
| 22 | Chandra Shekhar | 21 June 1991 |
In mid-1987, the Bofors scandal damaged his corruption-free image and resulted in a major defeat for his party in the 1989 election. Gandhi remained Congress President until the elections in 1991. While campaigning for the elections, he was assassinated by a suicide bomber from the LTTE.
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On 2 July 1984, G. M. Shah, who had support from Indira Gandhi, replaced his brother-in-law Farooq Abdullah and became the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, after Abdullah was dismissed, in what was termed as a political "coup".
Cabinet ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Party |
|---|
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh | Janata Dal |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Chaudhary Devi Lal | Janata Dal |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Janata Dal |
| Minister of External Affairs | I. K. Gujral | Janata Dal |
She was cremated on 3 November near Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, at an area named Shakti Sthal. Her elder son and successor Rajiv Gandhi lit the pyre.
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The following year, she met Rajiv Gandhi at the Varsity Restaurant, where she was working as a part-time waitress, while he was enrolled for an engineering degree in the Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Rajiv worked as an airline pilot while Sonia took care of her family.
Prime Minister of India
| Prime Minister of India Bhārat kē Pradhānamantrī |
|---|
| Formation | 15 August 1947 |
| Deputy | Vacant, Deputy Prime Minister of India |
| Salary | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) (annual, including ₹960,000 (US$13,000) MP's salary) |
| Website | pmindia.gov.in |
List of Prime ministers by length of tenure
| No. | Name | Party |
|---|
| 3 | Manmohan Singh | INC |
| 4 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | BJP |
| 5 | Narendra Modi | BJP |
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List
| Position in the Indian order of precedence | Post | Salary per month (Basic Pay) |
|---|
| 3 | Prime Minister | ₹200,000 (US$2,800) (salary received as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha) |
| 4 | Governors of States | ₹350,000 (US$4,900) |
| 6 | Chief Justice of India | ₹280,000 (US$3,900) |
| 9 | Judges of Supreme Court of India | ₹250,000 (US$3,500) |
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