Who among the following had the shortest span in office as the Prime Minister of India?
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Chaudhary Charan Singh
Chandra Shekhar
H. D. Deve Gowda
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– Lal Bahadur Shastri: 9 June 1964 – 11 January 1966 (approx. 1 year and 7 months)
– Chaudhary Charan Singh: 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 (approx. 5 months and 17 days)
– Chandra Shekhar: 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 (approx. 7 months and 11 days)
– H. D. Deve Gowda: 1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997 (approx. 10 months and 20 days)
Comparing these tenures, Chaudhary Charan Singh had the shortest span in office.