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Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
Minister of Commerce
In office
30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980
Prime MinisterCharan Singh
Preceded byMohan Dharia
Succeeded byPranab Mukherjee
3rdChief Minister of Gujarat
In office
20 September 1965 – 12 May 1971
Preceded byBalwantrai Mehta
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byPiloo Mody
Succeeded byJaideep Singh
ConstituencyGodhra
Personal details
Born(1915-08-09)9 August 1915
Surat,Bombay Presidency,British India
Died12 September 1993(1993-09-12)(aged 78)
Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India
Political partyIndian National CongressIndian National Congress (O)
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Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai(9 August 1915 – 12 September 1993) was an Indian politician who served as the 3rdChief Minister of Gujaratfrom 1965 to 1971 and a leader ofIndian National Congressand laterIndian National Congress.

Political career

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Desai was born inSuratIn aGujaratiNagar Brahminfamily.[1][2]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 individualSatyagrahand went to jail for one year. He was Education Minister in the reorganisedBombay 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 ofIndira Gandhifrom the Congress. The1969 Gujarat riotsoccurred during his administration.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^Atul Kohli (20 February 2012).Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India.Cambridge University Press. p. 181.ISBN9780521513876.
  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. Archived fromthe originalon 24 November 2009.Retrieved15 December2008.
  4. ^Verinder Grover; Ranjana Arora (1996).Encyclopaedia of India and her states: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra.Deep & Deep. p. 12.ISBN978-81-7100-725-7.Retrieved27 November2017.
  5. ^"Narendra Modi Fast Facts".CNN. 29 September 2017.Retrieved27 November2017.
  6. ^Times of India (Firm) (1970).The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who.Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 866.Retrieved27 November2017.
  7. ^"Chronology of communal violence in India".Hindustan Times.9 November 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 10 February 2013.Retrieved6 February2013.
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