Deve Gowda ministry was the Council of Ministers in Karnataka, a state in
South India
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headed by
H. D. Deve Gowda
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933 in) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karn ...
that was formed after the
1994 Karnataka elections.
In the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
headed by H. D. Deve Gowda, the
chief minister
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was from the
Indian National Congress
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party. Apart from the chief minister, there were
deputy chief minister
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and other ministers in the government.
Tenure of the government
In
1994
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,
Janata Dal
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emerged victorious and
H. D. Deve Gowda
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933 in) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karn ...
was elected as leader of the Party, hence sworn in as
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. The ministry was dissolved when
became the Prime Minister of India after Janata Dal forged United Front (India), United Front alliance with Indian National Congress, INC and 11 other parties
If the office of a Minister is vacant for any length of time, it automatically comes under the charge of the Chief Minister.