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| Death of Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jawaharlal |  |
| 27th May Death of Jawaharlal Nehru, age 74 |
| Indian National Congress Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| After Nehru's death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehru's iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Indian National Congress Shastri, Lal Bahadur | |
| After Nehru's death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehru's iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Minister of Broadcasting Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| Appointed Minister of Broadcasting |
| President Shastri, Lal Bahadur | |
| After Nehru's death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehru's iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Prime Minister Shastri, Lal Bahadur | |
| 2nd June Appointed Prime Minister of India, India's 2nd Prime Minister |
