J. H. Patel ministry explained

The J. H. Patel cabinet was the Council of Ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka headed by Chief minister J. H. Patel that was formed after the 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.

Cabinet ministers

• Siddaramaiah - Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Finance, Planning (sacked on 22 July 1999)^[1]
• D. Manjunath - Minister for Revenue^{[2] [3]}
• B. A. Mohideen - Minister for Small Scale Industries, Minister for Higher Education^[4]
• P. G. R. Sindhia, Minister of Transport, Home^{[5] [6]}
• M. C. Naniah - Minister for Law
• C Byre Gowda - Minister for Agriculture
• G Basavannappa - Food and Civil Supplies Minister^[7]
• H. D. Revanna, Minister of Housing^[8] (sacked on 22 July 1999)
• Umesh Katti - Minister for Sugar^[9]
• Vimalabai Deshmukh - Minister for Women and Child Welfare (1998-1999)^[10]
• K. N. Nage Gowda - Major Irrigation
• M. P. Prakash - Panchayati Raj
• H. G. Govinde Gowda - Primary and Secondary Education
• B. L. Shankar - Industries (From Feb 1999)^[11]
• B. Somashekar - Minister for Revenue (1999)
• Muniyappa Muddappa - Minister for Hindu endowments (Muzrai)^{[12] [13]}
• Shankar Naik^[14]
• B.B. Ningaiah (1998-99)^[15]
• S. R. Lakshmaiah
• K. M. Krishnamurthy
• H. Shivappa^[16]
• K. Venkatesh^[17]

Ministers of State

• M. P. Prakash
• Leeladevi R. Prasad
• D.Nagarajaiah - sericulture minister
• K. N. Nage Gowda
• B. N. Bacche Gowda
• V. Somanna - Minister for Bengaluru development, Minister for Prisons^[18]
• A. B. Patil
• H. Nagappa - Minister for Agricultural Marketing^[19]
• Anant Nag - Bangalore development^{[20] [21]}
• R. Roshan Baig - Tourism, Home, Wakf, Bangalore development and Small scale industries^[22]

Former members

• R. V. Deshpande, Minister of Heavy industries till 2 February 1998^[23]
• K. B. Shanappa, Minister of Excise till 2 February 1998
• B. Somashekar - Minister for Higher Education till 2 February 1998^[24] from April 1998, Minister of Forests^[2]
• S. D. Jayaram - Minister of Geology (Died in February 1998)
• Ajaykumar Sarnaik - Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs till elected to 11th LokSabha (Feb 1998)
• Ramesh Jigajinagi - Minister Revenue till elected to 11th LokSabha (Feb 1998)
• Merajuddin Patel - Minister for Municipal Administration (1996-1997)
• B. T. Lalitha Naik - Minister for Women and Child Welfare (1996-1998)^[25]

See also

• Politics of Karnataka

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rediff On The NeT: Karnataka CM sacks 8 ministers. 2021-12-09. www.rediff.com.
2. News: Karnataka cabinet expanded . 11 January 2020 . Rediff.com . 4 April 1998.
3. News: 2020-02-03 . Former Karnataka Minister D. Manjunath passes away . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-07-20 . 0971-751X.
4. Web site: Baptism By Lre.
5. Web site: Listing. www.frontline.in.
6. Web site: Bangalore. PARVATHI MENON in. The fallout in Karnataka. 2021-12-13. Frontline. en. 13 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213164814/https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/article30257767.ece. dead.
7. Web site: Rediff On The NeT: Karnataka Cabinet stands by Patel . 2023-07-20 . www.rediff.com.
8. SARITHA RAI . December 31, 1996 . Karnataka CM Patel's admission of his fondness for 'women and wine' provokes public outcry. 2021-08-17. India Today. en.
9. Jd Deserters In Karnataka Declare Loyalty To Patel https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/jd-deserters-in-karnataka-declare-loyalty-to-patel-198012201007_1.html
10. Web site: 2018-07-22 . Ex-Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away . 2023-07-20 . Star of Mysore . en-US.
11. Web site: Rediff On The NeT: Spectre of split returns to haunt JD. 2021-12-13. inwww.rediff.com.
12. News: 2012-12-03 . Former minister Muddappa dies . 2024-08-22 . The New Indian Express . en.
13. News: August 22, 2009 . The '˜curse' of muzrai ministers . 2024-08-22 . Bangalore Mirror . en.
14. PhD . Raju, K Keshava . Atrocities of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Karnataka since 1980 a case study of socio economic and political causes . Politics and the Role of Caste in Karnataka . Karnatak University.
15. Web site: Rediff On The NeT: Spectre of split returns to haunt JD. 2021-12-13. Rediff.
16. Web site: 2023-04-08 . kn:ಹರಿಹರ: ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗೇ ದುಡ್ಡು ಕೊಡುವ ಮತದಾರರು! . https://www.prajavani.net/district/davanagere/harihar-constituency-voter-donate-money-to-candidates-1029922.html . 2023-04-08 . Prajavani . kn.
17. Web site: Reference at kla.kar.nic.in . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210822091203/http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/14thWhoSwho/220.pdf . 22 August 2021 . 22 August 2021.
18. News: 2019-08-24 . Senior Karnataka ministers try to avoid testing home portfolio . The Times of India . 2023-07-20 . 0971-8257.
19. Web site: rediff.com: Veerappan returns, abducts former Karnataka minister. www.rediff.com.
20. SARITHA RAI . May 15, 1997 . Karnataka CM braces for possible Deve Gowda bid to remote control his state. 2021-12-09. India Today. en.
21. News: 2014-07-23 . Anant Nag is a former minister . The Times of India . 2023-07-20 . 0971-8257.
22. Web site: 2014-01-02. Know your new ministers. 2021-08-17. Deccan Herald. en.
23. News: Bet It's Hegde. 25 June 2020 . outlook . 2 February 1998.
24. Web site: Scandals dog Karnataka CM J.H. Patel's 45-member Cabinet. 7 July 1997. India Today.
25. https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/avenging-ambedkar/200396 Avenging Ambedkar