WORLD IN BRIEF : INDIA : Governmental Crisis Defused
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh won a power struggle with his deputy, ending a crisis that had paralyzed his minority government for three days. Singh’s victory came with the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal’s son, Om Prakash Chautala, as head of government in Haryana state. Chautala was forced to quit the post in May after 12 people died in repeated election violence there. He was reappointed by his father five days ago, prompting 13 ministers in Singh’s 38-member Cabinet to resign.
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