First Rajiv Gandhi ministry
The First Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 10th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi.The ministry was headed by Rajiv Gandhi and retained most ministers from the predecessor cabinet.Rajiv Gandhi was appointed as the Prime Minister following the assassination of his mother and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984.He was sworn in as the Prime Minister by President Zail Singh the same day as the assassination of Indira Gandhi.Those sworn in as minister along with him on 31 October 1984 included P. V. Narasimha Rao, Pranab Mukherjee, Shankarrao Chavan, P. Shiv Shankar and Buta Singh as cabinet-rank ministers.