Chief Ministers who became Prime Ministers:

There are five such persons:

1. Morarji Desai : Chief Minister of the erstwhile Bombay state during 1952-1956. Ist non Congress PM.

2. Charan Singh : Chief Minister of undivided Uttar Pradesh.

3. V.P. Singh : Chief Minister of undivided Uttar Pradesh.

4. P.V. Narsimha Rao : Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

5. H.D. Deve Gowda : Chief Minister of Karnatka