H. D. Deve Gowda ministry

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Date formed 1 June 1996 Head of government H. D. Deve Gowda Status in legislature Coalition		Date dissolved 21 April 1997 Head of state Shankar Dayal Sharma
Member party Janata Dal (United Front) (supported by Indian National Congress)

H. D. Deve Gowda was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 1 June 1996. In his initial ministry the ministers were as follows.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Bolla Buli Ramaiah, Ministry of Commerce.

Dilip Kumar Ray, Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Ministry of Agriculture.

Ramakant Khalap, Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and Department of Justice.

Sis Ram Ola, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Yoginder K Alagh, Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation and Ministry of Science and Technology.

R. Dhanuskodi Athithan, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Mohd. Maqbool Dar, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Muhi Ram Saikia, Department of Education in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

N. V. N. Somu, Ministry of Defence.

Satpal Maharaj, Ministry of Railways.

S.R. Balasubramoniyan, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

T. R. Baalu, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

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