Madhukeshwar Desai is an Indian lawyer and politician, he is the great grand son of former Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai. In 2013, he was appointed the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party at 25, making him the youngest Vice President in the history of the party. He was re appointed National Vice President for a second and third term in 2017 and 2021.
Desai in 2017
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as Chief Minister of Bombay State, Home Minister, Finance Minister and 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of India.
Desai in 1978
Desai in 1937, as Congress Home Minister of Bombay Presidency
Desai (third from right, front row) with the US President Jimmy Carter during his January 1978 visit to India.
Desai with the Romanian President Nicolae Ceauşescu in Delhi in May 1978.