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Gulzarilal Nanda was the shortest-serving interim prime minister of India with two 13-day stints in office.
In September 1965, as the Indo-Pak war was drawing to a close, a Pakistan Air Force fighter jet shot down a civilian aircraft carrying the then chief minister of Gujarat, Balwantrai Mehta and a few others.
Despite being a non-constitutional post, the office of deputy prime minister has seen sporadic occupancy, spanning a mere decade out of the 75 years since Independence. Yet, it has been graced by seven distinguished individuals, each leaving an indelible mark on India's political landscape.
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