Raghunath Vishwanath Deshpande (born 16 March 1947) is an Indian politician who is chairperson of the Administrative Reforms Commission with Cabinet Minister Rank and also was the revenue minister of Karnataka 8 June 2018 to 23 July 2019. Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Haliyal constituency and he was the Minister for Medium & Heavy Industries in the cabinets headed by Siddaramaiah as well as S. M. Krishna.Celebrity Photo Gallery, Celebrity Wallpapers, Celebrity Videos, Bio, News, Songs, Movies. In.com. Retrieved on 2015-12-20.
Political career Raghunath holds B.A. and L.L.B. degrees. He began his political career as the President of the Karnataka State Co-operative Agriculture & Rural Development Bank.
A nine-term MLA, Deshpande started his political career in the Janata Parivar before joining the Indian National Congress in 1999. He served as Industries minister for 13 years between 1994 and 2004 and 2015 to 2018.R.V. Deshpande Is The New Higher Education Minister. AMUCT. Retrieved on 2015-12-20. He is also elected as pro tem Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Achievements During his tenure as a Minister for Medium and Heavy Industries, he was known for industrial development of Karnataka. And during his A new draft called the Tourism Trade Facilitation Act was prepared to ensure the safety of tourists coming to the state.Mohandas Pai to head Vision Group, boost tourism in state: Minister Deshpande | Deccan Chronicle. Archives.deccanchronicle.com (2013-09-04). Retrieved on 2015-12-20.Why did Hegde go to Delhi, asks Patel
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External links R. V. Deshpande affidavit