Q. Who among the following was/were first appointed as Prime Minister and later asked to prove his/her majority in the Lok Sabha?
1.Charan Singh
2.P. V. Narasimha Rao
3.Deva Gowda
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation: In 1980, the Delhi High Court held that the Constitution does not require that a person must prove his majority in the Lok Sabha before he is appointed as the Prime Minister.

  • The President may first appoint him the Prime Minister and then ask him to prove his majority in the Lok Sabha within a reasonable period.
  • For example, Charan Singh (1979), V.P. Singh (1989), Chandrasekhar (1990), P.V. Narasimha Rao (1991), A.B. Vajyapee (1996), Deve Gowda (1996), I.K. Gujral (1997) and again A.B. Vajpayee (1998) were appointed as Prime Ministers in this way.

Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity

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