Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai

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Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
Godhra
Personal details
Born(1915-08-09)9 August 1915
Indian National Congress (O)
Source: [1]

Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai (9 August 1915 – 12 September 1993) was an Indian politician who served as the 3rd

Chief Minister of Gujarat from 1965 to 1971 and a leader of Indian National Congress and later Indian National Congress
.

Political career

Desai was born in

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.[3][4][5][6] He decided to side with the syndicate after the expulsion of Indira Gandhi from the Congress. The 1969 Gujarat riots occurred during his administration.[7]

Notes

  1. ISBN 9780521513876
    .
  2. ^ Hariprasāda Vyāsa (1970). Hitendra Desai A Political Sketch. p. 87. The family belongs to the famous Nagar Brahmin community of Gujarat, which is well known for its gift of statesmanship.
  3. ^ "Shri Hitendrabhai Kanaiyalal Desai". Gujarat Information Bureau.
  4. ISBN 978-81-7100-725-7
    . Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Narendra Modi Fast Facts". CNN. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ Times of India (Firm) (1970). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 866. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Chronology of communal violence in India". Hindustan Times. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

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