Monday, April 06, 2020

Prime Minister VP Singh visits Sikkim (1990)








VP Singh, the then Prime Minister of India had visited Sikkim in 1990 a few months before his fall from PM post. He lost the vote of no confidence when BJP had withdrawn support. NB Bhandari was the Chief Minister of Sikkim during that time. The above photographs were taken at Gangtok found on the website of ‘My Old Arndt Lilley’.

VP Singh was at office from 2nd December 1989 till 10th November 1990. His prime ministerial tenure lasted for 343 days. He died on 27 November 2008, at the age of 77.

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