Narasimha Rao chose Manmohan Singh as FM, sharing credit and blame

Imagine the country's money situation was very messy, like a room full of toys thrown everywhere.

The new leader, Prime Minister Rao, needed someone smart to fix it.

He chose a very capable person named Manmohan Singh to be his 'money manager' (Finance Minister).

The Prime Minister told Manmohan Singh, 'You do the hard work, and if it works out, we'll both be proud.

If it doesn't, it's okay, you'll take the blame, not me.'

This made Manmohan Singh feel free to make difficult, but necessary, changes.

Manmohan Singh was also good at talking to people and explaining why changes were needed, even if people didn't like them at first.

Later, when he became Prime Minister himself, he faced challenges like not having many people from his own party in power and needing support from other groups.

He also showed he could be clever in politics, like when he turned a challenge about a nuclear deal into a vote of confidence.

Even though he was very serious about economics, he believed the government should still help people who needed it.

He was also a man of great personal simplicity.