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| 1920 | Natal Indian Congress Party |  |
| Appointed Member of the Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Minister of Railways | |
| Appointed Minister of Railways |
| 1964 | Indian National Congress | |
| After Nehru's death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehru's iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 1964 | President | |
| After Nehru's death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehru's iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 1964 | Prime Minister | |
| 2nd June Appointed Prime Minister of India, India's 2nd Prime Minister |
| 1965 | Conference of Tashkent | |
| Tashkent A settlement is reached with Pakistan over Kashmir during a meeting in Tashkent |
| 1965 | Declaration of War | |
| War is declared over the rule of Kashmir |
| 1965 | Rule of Kashmir | |
| Kashmir A settlement is reached with Pakistan over Kashmir during a meeting in Tashkent |
| Kashmir War is declared over the rule of Kashmir |
| 1965 | Rule of Rann of Kutch | |
| April Rann of Kutch A clash between border patrols erupted into fighting in the Rann of Kutch |
| April Rann of Kutch India is forced to retreat after intense fighting |
| 1966 | Death | |
| 11th Jan Tashkent Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, at the Indo-Pakistan summit |
| 1966 | Summit | |
| 11th Jan Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, suffers a fatal heart attack |
