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.
Council of ministers Sno. Name Office Portfolio Took Office Left Office 1 J. H. Patel Chief Minister 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 2 Siddaramaiah Deputy Chief Minister Finance; Planning 31 May 1996 22 July 1999 Dismissed 3 D. Manjunath Cabinet Minister Revenue 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 4 B. A. Mohideen Cabinet Minister Small Scale Industries; Higher Education 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 5 P. G. R. Sindhia Cabinet Minister Transport; Home 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 6 M. C. Naniah Cabinet Minister Law 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 7 C Byre Gowda Cabinet Minister Agriculture 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 8 G Basavannappa Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 9 H. D. Revanna Cabinet Minister Housing 31 May 1996 22 July 1999 Dismissed 10 Umesh Katti Cabinet Minister SugarJd 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 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 11 Vimalabai Deshmukh Cabinet Minister Women and Child Welfare 2 February 1998 7 October 1999 12 K. N. Nage Gowda Cabinet Minister Major Irrigation 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 13 M. P. Prakash Cabinet Minister Panchayati Raj 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 14 H. G. Govinde Gowda Cabinet Minister Primary and Secondary Education 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 15 B. L. Shankar Cabinet Minister Industries February 1999 7 October 1999 16 B. Somashekar Cabinet Minister Revenue 1999 7 October 1999 17 Muniyappa Muddappa Cabinet Minister Hindu endowments (Muzrai) 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 18 Shankar Naik Cabinet Minister 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 19 B.B. Ningaiah Cabinet Minister 2 February 1998 7 October 1999 20 S. R. Lakshmaiah Cabinet Minister 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 21 K. M. Krishnamurthy Cabinet Minister 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 22 H. Shivappa Cabinet Minister 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 23 K. Venkatesh Cabinet Minister 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 24 M. P. Prakash Minister of State 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 25 Leeladevi R. Prasad Minister of State 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 26 D.Nagarajaiah Minister of State Sericulture 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 27 K. N. Nage Gowda Minister of State 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 28 B. N. Bacche Gowda Minister of State 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 29 V. Somanna Minister of State Bengaluru development; Prisons 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 30 A. B. Patil Minister of State 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 31 H. Nagappa Minister of State Agricultural Marketing 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 32 Anant Nag Minister of State Bangalore development 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 33 R. Roshan Baig Minister of State Tourism; Home; Wakf; Bangalore development; Small scale industries 31 May 1996 7 October 1999 34 R. V. Deshpande Cabinet Minister Heavy industries 31 May 1996 2 February 1998 35 K. B. Shanappa Cabinet Minister Excise 31 May 1996 2 February 1998 36 B. Somashekar Cabinet Minister Higher Education 31 May 1996 2 February 1998 37 B. Somashekar Cabinet Minister Forests April 1998 7 October 1999 38 S. D. Jayaram Cabinet Minister Geology 31 May 1996 2 February 1998 Died 39 Ajaykumar Sarnaik Minister of State Sports and Youth Affairs 31 May 1996 February 1998 (elected to 11th Lok Sabha) 40 Ramesh Jigajinagi Cabinet Minister Revenue 31 May 1996 February 1998 (elected to 11th Lok Sabha) 41 Merajuddin Patel Cabinet Minister Municipal Administration 31 May 1996 7 July 1997 42 B. T. Lalitha Naik Cabinet Minister Women and Child Welfare 31 May 1996 2 February 1998outlookindia.com Avenging Ambedkar
See also Politics of Karnataka
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