First Indira Gandhi ministry
| First Indira Gandhi ministry | |
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 5th ministry of the Republic of India |
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| Date formed | 24 January 1966 |
| Date dissolved | 15 March 1971 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state |
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Head of government | Indira Gandhi |
| Member party |
Indian National Congress (24 January 1966 - 1967) Indian National Congress (R) (1966 - 15 March 1967) |
| Status in legislature |
Majority (until November 1969) Minority (from November 1969) |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress (Organization) |
| Opposition leader | Ram Subhag Singh |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1967 |
| Outgoing election | 1971 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years, 1 month and 19 days |
| Predecessor | Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry |
| Successor | Second Indira Gandhi ministry |
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(until 13 May 1967)
Zakir Hussain
(13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969)
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting)
(3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969)
Muhammad Hidayatullah (Acting)
(20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969)
Indira Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for the first time on 24 January 1966. In her ministry, the ministers were as follows.
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