The three contenders for the post of Prime Minister during the Janata Party government in 1977 were all of them except one. Identify him.

N. Sanjeeva Reddy

The correct answer is Option 2- N. Sanjeeva Reddy

The three contenders for the post of Prime Minister during the Janata Party government in 1977 were Morarji Desai,Charan Singh and Jagjivan Ram.

The Janata Party government that came to power after the 1977 elections was far from cohesive. After the election, there was stiff competition among three leaders for the post of Prime Minister – Morarji Desai, who was the rival to Indira Gandhi ever since 1966-67; Charan Singh, leader of the Bharatiya Lok Dal and a farmers’ leader from UP; and Jagjivan Ram, who had vast experience as a senior minister in the Congress governments. Eventually Morarji Desai became the Prime Minister but that did not bring the power struggle within the party to an end.