Multiple choice general knowledge

During his first tenure as Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was Preceded by _____ and Succeeded by _________ respectively.

  1. H.D. Deve Gowda and Manmohan Singh

  2. H.D. Deve Gowda and P.V. Narasimha Rao

  3. H.D. Deve Gowda and I.K. Gujral

  4. P.V. Narasimha Rao and H.D. Deve Gowda

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Explanation

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's first 16-day PM tenure was in May 1996. He was preceded by P.V. Narasimha Rao (1991-1996) and succeeded by H.D. Deve Gowda (1996-1997). I.K. Gujral came after Deve Gowda, and Manmohan Singh became PM much later in 2004.