Chandra Shekhar Singh was born on 1 July, 1927. He was the eleventh Prime Minister of the Republic of India. From 1962 to 1967, Shekhar belonged to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. He had a nationwide padayatra in 1984 to know the country better as he claimed. After his successor, V.P. Singh, resigned.

Chandrashekhar let a breakaway from the Janata Dal and formed Samajwadi Janata Party. The Indian National Congress decided to extend outside support to his government to avoid re-elections and Chandrashekhar held a bare majority, with both the Communist parties and the BJP. The relationship crumbled quickly, as the Congress party accused Chandrashekhar of spying on Rajiv Singh. The party boycotted parliament and as Chandrashekhar`s government only had about 60 MP`s, he resigned in a nationally televised address.

Achievements
Holding the office of Prime Minister for only seven months, Shekhar resigned on March 6, 1991 after the Congress Party withdrew support to him. He remained in office until national elections could be held again. Chandra Shekhar was known for abiding by the parliamentary rules and regulations and was honoured with the inaugural Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1995. Today, Chandra Shekhar is a member of India`s Lower House of Parliament. He now leads Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya). Starting in 1977, he has won election to the Lok Sabha 8 times from Ballia in east UP. The only time he lost was in 1984, when a massive sympathy wave for Indira Gandhi led to a near elimination of the opposition Parliamentarians.