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The first Deputy Prime Minister of India was

  1. Morarji Desai

  2. Ch. Devi Lal

  3. Sardar Vallabbhai Patel

  4. Ch. Charan Singh
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Explanation

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first person to hold the office of Deputy Prime Minister of India, serving from 1947 to 1950. He was a key leader in the Indian National Congress and played a pivotal role in the country's struggle for independence and its subsequent integration. Other figures like Morarji Desai and Charan Singh held the post in later decades.

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