Lal Bahadur Shastri Biography and Timeline

Natal Indian Congress Party

Appointed Member of Indian National Congress

Minister of Railways

Appointed Minister of Railways.

Prime Minister of India

Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister of India.

Role range: 1964-1966

Indian National Congress

After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri

President of India

After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri

Rule of Rann of Kutch

Fighting in the Rann of Kutch precedes the wider 1965 India-Pakistan war and ends with international mediation.

Role range: 1965-1965 – 1964-1966

Declaration of War

India expands the conflict across the international border after fighting intensifies in Jammu and Kashmir.

Role range: 1965-1965 – 1964-1966

Ceasefire with Pakistan

India accepts a United Nations-backed ceasefire that ends the main fighting of the 1965 war with Pakistan.

Role range: 1964-1966

Ceasefire

Lal Bahadur Shastri accepts the United Nations-backed ceasefire that ends the main fighting between India and Pakistan.

Role range: 1965-1965 – 1964-1966

Indo-Pakistani War

Shastri leads India during the 1965 war with Pakistan, which ends after a United Nations-backed ceasefire.

Role range: 1964-1966

Food Self-Sufficiency Drive

Shastri's government promotes agricultural production and public participation as India confronts serious food shortages.

Role range: 1964-1966

Jai Jawan Jai Kisan

Shastri popularises the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan while emphasising national defence and agricultural production.

Role range: 1964-1966

National Dairy Development Board

The National Dairy Development Board is established to support cooperative dairy development across India.

Role range: 1964-1966

Tashkent Declaration

Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Tashkent Declaration to normalise relations after the 1965 war.

Role range: 1964-1966

Conference of Tashkent

Shastri signs the Tashkent Declaration with Pakistan, formalizing a post-war settlement after the 1965 conflict.

Role range: 1965-1965 – 1964-1966

Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri dies in Tashkent shortly after signing the Tashkent Declaration with Pakistan.

Role range: 1964-1966

Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Role range: 1964-1966