First Rajiv Gandhi ministry

The First Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 10th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. The ministry was headed by Rajiv Gandhi and retained most ministers from the predecessor cabinet.

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First Rajiv Gandhi Ministry
12th ministry of the Republic of India
Portrait of Rajiv Gandhi
Date formed	31 October 1984 (1984-10-31)
Date dissolved	31 December 1984 (1984-12-31)
People and organisations
Head of state	Zail Singh
Head of government	Rajiv Gandhi
Member party	Indian National Congress (Congress alliance)
Status in legislature	Majority 353 / 494 (71%)
Opposition leader	Vacant
History
Election	1980
Outgoing election	1984
Legislature term	2 months
Predecessor	Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry
Successor	Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry

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The ministry was dissolved on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general election.

Rajiv Gandhi was appointed as the Prime Minister following the assassination of his mother and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984. He was sworn in as the Prime Minister by President Zail Singh the same day as the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi retained the senior ministers from the predecessor cabinet headed by Indira Gandhi. Those sworn in as minister along with him on 31 October 1984 included P. V. Narasimha Rao, Pranab Mukherjee, Shankarrao Chavan, P. Shiv Shankar and Buta Singh as cabinet-rank ministers.

A cabinet expansion took place on 4 November 1984 when several other cabinet ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers were sworn in into office.

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