Who has presented the most number of Budgets in India’s history?
Morarji Desai holds the record for presenting the most number of Budgets in India's history, presenting 10 Budgets during his tenure as Finance Minister from 1962 to 1969.
Morarji Desai served as India's fourth Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979 and played a significant role in the opposition's victory in the 1977 Lok Sabha elections.
Born on February 29, 1896, in Gujarat, Morarji Desai learned values of hard work and discipline from his schoolteacher father.
Desai, a freedom fighter, quit his government job in 1930 to join Mahatma Gandhi in India's freedom struggle, facing imprisonment thrice.
He held key positions in the Congress party and the administration post-Independence, becoming the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry in 1956.
Desai focused on improving the standard of living for the poor, reducing unnecessary expenses, and checking government expenditures during his tenure as Finance Minister.
Despite being Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister under Indira Gandhi, Desai resigned in 1969 after his finance portfolio was taken away.
In 1977, after the Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai played a crucial role in the Janata Party's victory in the Lok Sabha elections and became the Prime Minister on March 24, 1977.