Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (died 2002)

B. D. Jatti

Vice President of India from 1974 to 1979

Basappa Danappa "B. D." Jatti was the vice president of India, serving from 1974 to 1979. He was the acting president of India from 11 February to 25 July 1977. He also served as the chief minister of Karnataka. Jatti rose from a being a Municipality member to India's…

List of vice presidents of India

The vice president of India is the second highest constitutional office in the government of India after the president. In accordance with Article 63 of the Constitution of India, the vice president discharges the functions of the president when a contingency arises due to the…