| Office | Minister of Commerce |
|---|---|
| Office | Chief Minister of Gujarat |
| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
|
| Term start | 30 July 1979 |
| Term end | 14 January 1980 |
| Predecessor | Mohan Dharia |
| Successor | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Predecessor | Balwantrai Mehta |
| Successor | President's rule
|
| Born | 1915-8-09 |
| Born | Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
|
| Political party | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress (O)
|
Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai (9 August 1915 – 12 September 1993) was the Chief Minister of Gujarat[1] and a leader of Indian National Congress and later Indian National Congress (O).
Political career
Desai was born in Surat In a gujarati Brahmin Family. As a student, he took leading part in debates, sports and other activities at School and College. In 1941-42, he was arrested during the ‘Quit India’ freedom Movement for offering individual Satyagrah and went to jail for one year. He was Education Minister in the reorganised Bombay state.
Hitendra Desai was the Minister of Law in the ministry headed by Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta. He was also Minister for Home and Deputy leader of the House. Later, he was the Chief Minister of the state from 20 September 1965 to 12 May 1971.[2][3][4][5] He decided to side with the syndicate after the expulsion of Indira Gandhi from the Congress. The 1969 Gujarat riots occurred during his administration.[6]
Notes
- ↑ List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Gujarat. Maps of India.
- ↑ Shri Hitendrabhai Kanaiyalal Desai. Gujarat Information Bureau.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of India and her states: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Deep & Deep(1996). ISBN 978-81-7100-725-7
- ↑ Narendra Modi Fast Facts. CNN(29 September 2017).
- ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Bennett, Coleman & Company(1970)
- ↑ Chronology of communal violence in India. Hindustan Times(9 November 2011). Retrieved 6 February 2013.
External links
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