| Cabinet Name: | Charan Singh ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 10th |
| Jurisdiction: | the Republic of India |
| Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Government Head: | Charan Singh |
| Deputy Government Head: | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| State Head: | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Political Party: | Janata Party (Secular) (Janata (Secular) alliance) (Supported by INC(U) 75/543 and (INC(I) 71/543 MPs). |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition |
| Last Election: | 1980 |
| Opposition Party: | Indian National Congress (Congress alliance) |
| Opposition Leader: | Yashwantrao Chavan (In Lok Sabha) Kamalapati Tripathi (In Rajya Sabha) |
| Previous: | Desai ministry |
| Successor: | Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry |
Charan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on 28 July 1979, with outside support by Indira Congress and Yashwantrao Chavan of Congress (Socialist) faction as his Deputy PM. Just before Singh was to prove his majority in Lok Sabha, Indira Gandhi withdrew support to his government, and he resigned on 20 August 1979, after just 23 days, becoming the only PM who didn't face the parliament. He advised President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy to dissolve Lok Sabha. Janata Party leader Jagjivan Ram challenged the advice and sought time to cobble support. But Lok Sabha was dissolved, and Charan Singh continued as caretaker PM until January 1980.[1] [2]
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