HD Deve Gowda became 11th Prime Minister of the country leading the United Front government after 1996 general elections.
HD Deve Gowda
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader HD Deve Gowda took oath as Rajya Sabha member on Sunday. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu facilitated his oath ceremony and welcomed him to the Upper House. On June 13, Gowda was elected unopposed for the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.
Former PM #HDDeveGowda (@H_D_Devegowda) took oath as a #RajyaSabha member on Sunday .
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) September 20, 2020
The Janata Dal-Secular (@JanataDal_S) supremo took oath in Kannada in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman #MVenkaiahNaidu shortly after the House convened for the day.
Photo: IANS (File) pic.twitter.com/Z8L42NYoYF
ADVERTISEMENT
Gowda served as Karnataka Chief Minister from 1994 to 1996. He became 11th Prime Minister of the country leading the United Front government after 1996 general elections.
He represented Hassan constituency of Karnataka as Lok Sabha MP in 14th, 15th, and 16th Lok Sabha.
Keep scrolling to read more news
Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates.
Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
