Political Science · Indian Polity
Which President set a new precedent whereby it became mandatory for a person staking a claim to the Prime Minister's office to produce letters of support from alliance partners?
APranab Mukherjee
BR. Venkataraman
CK.R. Narayanan ✓ Correct
DShankar Dayal Sharma
Correct answer: (C) K.R. Narayanan — This new precedent was set by President K.R. Narayanan.
Explanation
★This new precedent was set by President K.R. Narayanan.
★He asked a claimant to the Prime Minister's office to produce letters of support from allies.
★He did this in the era of coalition governments in the late 1990s.
★Narayanan was one of the most independent-minded Presidents of India.
★He used his discretion to ensure that a claimant truly had the numbers.
★This guarded against the appointment of a Prime Minister who could not prove a majority.
★So the letters-of-support precedent belongs to K.R. Narayanan.
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