Deve Gowda ministry (Karnataka)

This article is about the Karnataka Council of Ministers headed by Deve Gowda. For the Union Council of Ministers headed by Deve Gowda, see Deve Gowda ministry.

Deve Gowda ministry
21st Ministry of the State of Karnataka
H. D. Deve Gowda Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka
Date formed	11 December 1994
Date dissolved	31 May 1996
People and organisations
Head of state	Khurshed Alam Khan (6 January 1992 – 2 December 1999)
Head of government	H. D. Deve Gowda
Deputy head of government	J. H. Patel
Ministers removed	46
Member parties	Janata Dal
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	BJP
Opposition leader	B. S. Yediyurappa (assembly)
History
Election	1994
Outgoing election	1999 (After J. H. Patel ministry)
Legislature term	1 year 5 months
Predecessor	Moily ministry
Successor	J. H. Patel ministry

Deve Gowda ministry was the Council of Ministers in Karnataka, a state in South India headed by H. D. Deve Gowda that was formed after the 1994 Karnataka elections.^[1]

In the government headed by H. D. Deve Gowda, the chief minister was from the Indian National Congress party. Apart from the chief minister, there were deputy chief minister and other ministers in the government.^[2]

Tenure of the government

In 1994, Janata Dal emerged victorious and H. D. Deve Gowda was elected as leader of the Party, hence sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka and J. H. Patel was picked as Deputy Chief Minister. The ministry was dissolved when H. D. Deve Gowda became the Prime Minister of India after Janata Dal forged United Front alliance with INC and 11 other parties^[3]

Council of Ministers

Chief Minister and deputy Chief Minister

SI No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio	Term of Office		Party
1.	H. D. Deve Gowda Chief Minister	Ramanagara	Other departments not allocated to a Minister.	11 December 1994	31 May 1996		Janata Dal
2.	J. H. Patel Deputy chief Minister	Channagiri	Power Tourism[4]	11 December 1994	31 May 1996		Janata Dal

Cabinet Ministers

SI No.	Name	Constituency	Portfolio	Term of Office		Party
1.	Siddaramaiah	Chamundeshwari	Finance	1994	1996	Janata Dal
2.	D. Manjunath[5][6]	Hiriyur	.	11 December 1994	31 May 1996	Janata Dal
3.	Vaijnath Patil[7]	Chincholi	Urban development[8]	11 December 1994	31 May 1996	Janata Dal
4.	R. L. Jalappa[9]	Doddaballapur[10]	Co operation	1995	1996	Janata Dal
5.	Basavaraj Rayareddy	Yelburga	Housing	1994	1996	Janata Dal
6.	Merajuddin Patel	Humnabad	Municipal Affairs	1994	1996	Janata Dal
7.	D. B. Chandregowda	MLC	Law & Parliamentary Affairs	1994	1996	Janata Dal
8.	Muniyappa Muddappa[11][12]	Kalmala	Irrigation	1994	1996	Janata Dal

Minister of State

S.No	Portfolio	Minister	Constituency	Term of Office		Party
1.	Tourism, Home, Wakf, Bangalore development and Small scale industries[13]	R. Roshan Baig	Shivajinagar	11 December 1994	31 May 1996	Janata Dal

If the office of a Minister is vacant for any length of time, it automatically comes under the charge of the Chief Minister.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Karnataka Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Shri S. M. Krishna (06.12.2004 – 08.03.2008) | Raj Bhavan Maharashtra | India". Retrieved 15 August 2021.
2. "Leaders of the Opposition of Karnataks Legislative Assembly Since 1962". kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
3. M. L. Ahuja (1998). Electoral politics and general elections in India, 1952–1998. Mittal Publications. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-81-7099-711-5. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
4. "Patel was a flamboyant politician known for sharp wit". The Indian Express. 13 December 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
5. "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha Shankar, Shri B.L. Janata Dal - Chikmagalur Karnataka". LS Profile.
6. David, Stephen (30 June 1996). "New Karnataka CM J.H. Patel grapples with disgruntled and dropped ministers". India Today. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
7. Menasinakai, Sangamesh (2 November 2019). "Former Karnataka minister Vaijanath Patil dies at 82". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
8. "Former Minister Vaijanath Patil dies at 81". The Hindu. 2 November 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
9. M. G. Chandrashekharaiah. ಆರ್. ಎಲ್. ಜಾಲಪ್ಪ: ಹಳ್ಳಿಯಿಂದ ದಿಲ್ಲಿವರೆಗೆ ಬೆಳೆದ ಧೀಮಂತ. Prajavani (in Kannada). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
10. "10th Karnataka Legislative Assembly Members List". Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
11. "The '˜curse' of muzrai ministers". Bangalore Mirror. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
12. "Former minister Muddappa dies". The New Indian Express. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
13. "Know your new ministers". Deccan Herald. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

External links

• Council of Ministers Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine