Life Span - December 11 , 1935 - August 31 , 2020
He reamined member in the cabinet of Indira Gandhi in 1969.
He retired from active politics in 2012 to become the 13th President of India.
He held the offices of Defence , Finance and External Affairs
He floated the party Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress which he finally merged in the Indian National Congress.
He worked in the Planning Commission under the P.V. Narsimha Rao Government.
He remained the Leader of both the Houses of the Parliament of India.