The Second Indira Gandhi ministry was the second union council of ministers which was headed by prime minister

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. The ministry was constituted upon the victory of the

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under Gandhi's leadership in the 1967 general election. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was a member of the

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in her first term as the prime minister, was herself elected to the Lok Sabha in the general election from the

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constituency of

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. The ministry remained in office until being dissolved and succeeded by the third Indira Gandhi ministry which was formed following the re-election of Indira Gandhi in 1971.

Background

The ruling

party won 283 seats out of the 523 seats of the

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and was able to form the government with a clear majority.

was re-elected leader of the parliamentary party and was invited to form the government for the second time by President

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. In her previous term, she represented the state of

in the Rajya Sabha, however in the general election, she was elected from the Raebareli constituency. She was formally appointed Prime Minister on 13 March 1971 and formed the government.

Composition

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appointed senior party leader

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as the deputy prime minister and retained several ministers from her previous cabinet. Those re-appointed to the cabinet included M. C. Chagla,

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. Panampilly Govinda Menon, C. M. Poonacha, Ram Subhag Singh, Dinesh Singh, Jaisukhlal Hathi were promoted as ministers with cabinet rank.

Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

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Ministers of State

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Deputy Ministers

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Notes

References

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Background

Composition

Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers of State

Deputy Ministers

See also

Notes

References