<Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> V.P. Singh (1931--2008) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Minister of Defence </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Janata Dal (National Front) </Td> <Td> Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 2 December 1989 </Td> <Td> 10 November 1990 </Td> <Td> 343 days </Td> <Td> 1989 (9th) </Td> <Td> V.P. Singh </Td> <Td> R. Venkataraman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Chandra Shekhar (1927--2007) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> MP for Ballia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samajwadi Janata Party with INC </Td> <Td> Ballia, Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 10 November 1990 </Td> <Td> 21 June 1991 </Td> <Td> 223 days </Td> <Td> (9th) </Td> <Td> Chandra Shekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> P.V. Narasimha Rao (1921--2004) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Minister of External Affairs </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress (I) </Td> <Td> Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 21 June 1991 </Td> <Td> 16 May </Td> <Td> 7003179100000000000 ♠ 4 years, 330 days </Td> <Td> 1991 (10th) </Td> <Td> Rao </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Minister of External Affairs </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 16 May </Td> <Td> 1 June </Td> <Td> 16 days </Td> <Td> 1996 (11th) </Td> <Td> Vajpayee I </Td> <Td> Shankar Dayal Sharma </Td> </Tr>

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