Chief Minister
He was twice the chief minister of the state from 31 September 1963 to 8 March 1967 and 9 March 1967 to 29 July 1967. He, along with Chandra Bhanu Gupta (Chief Minister,UP) were instrumental in getting the power sharing formula between Indira Gandhi and Morarjee Desai post 1967 elections. It gave the Deputy PM post to Desai, but the agreement broke down in 1969 and Congress split.
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