Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry
11th ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed	14 January 1980 (1980-01-14)
Date dissolved	31 October 1984 (1984-10-31)
People and organisations
Head of state	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (until 1982) Zail Singh (from 1982)
Head of government	Indira Gandhi
Member party	Indian National Congress (I)
Status in legislature	Majority 353 / 494 (71%)
Opposition party	Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Opposition leader	Vacant (in Lok Sabha) Lal Krishna Advani (in Rajya Sabha) (21 January 1980 – 7 April 1980)
History
Election	1980
Outgoing election	1984
Legislature terms	4 years, 9 months and 17 days
Predecessor	Charan Singh ministry
Successor	First Rajiv Gandhi ministry

This article is part of a series about Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister of India 1966–1977 1980–1984 Early life and education Public image Family Eponyms International trips Domestic Policy Economic Policy Foreign Policy Assassination Premiership General elections 1967 1971 1977 1980 Union Council of Ministers First Second Third Fourth Lok Sabha Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh National policy Legislation COFEPOSA Enemy Property Act, 1968 The Gold (Control) Act, 1968 IMDT MISA NPE North-Eastern Reorganisation Act Privy Purse Treaties and accords Delhi Agreement Indira–Sheikh Accord Shimla Agreement Sirima–Gandhi Pact Missions and projects Operation Blue Star Operation Flood Operation Lal Dora Operation Steeplechase Operation Sundown 1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum Samjhauta Express Smiling Buddha Controversies Emergency Baroda dynamite case State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain Turkman gate Riots and attacks 1966 anti-cow slaughter agitation 1974 railway strike in India 1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum 1980 Moradabad riots Insurgency in Punjab Airbus hijacking Constitutional amendments Twentieth Twenty-first Twenty-second Twenty-third Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth Twenty-sixth Thirty-eighth Thirty-ninth Forty-first Forty-second Forty-fifth Forty-seventh Forty-eighth Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video
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The Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry was formed on 14 January 1980 after the Congress (I)'s victory in the 1980 general election. Indira Gandhi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the fourth time and also marked her return to the premiership after three years since her defeat in 1977.

The ministry remained in office until the assassination of Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984. She was succeeded by her son Rajiv Gandhi as the Prime minister.

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