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 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]

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

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