V.P. Singh (1990), H.D. Deve Gowda (1997), and Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1999) all lost a vote of No Confidence in the Lok Sabha, leading to their defeat as Prime Ministers. Morarji Desai resigned before the scheduled vote of No Confidence in 1979, thus not being technically 'defeated by a vote'.
Who among the following Prime Ministers of India were defeated by a vote of No Confidence ? 1. Morarji Desai 2. Viswanath Pratap Singh 3. H.D. Deve Gowda 4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2016 · Topic: The Parliament (Role of the Opposition in Parliament)
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