Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India?
A
Lal Bahadur Shastri
B
Indira Gandhi
C
Morarji Desai
D
Charan Singh
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Constitutionally, the Prime Minister may be a member of any of the two Houses of Parliament. Mrs. Indira Gandhi the First Lady Prime Minister of India was the first member of Rajya Sabha to be appointed as Prime Minister.
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