Koya ministry
Koya ministry  | |
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| October–December, 1979 | |
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| Date formed | 12 October 1979 | 
| Date dissolved | 1 December 1979 | 
| People and organisations | |
| Chief Minister | C. H. Mohammed Koya | 
| Member parties | Indian Union Muslim League  Kerala Congress   | 
| Opposition party | Communist Party of India | 
| Opposition leader | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | 
| History | |
| Election | 1977 | 
| Predecessor | P. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry | 
| Successor | First E. K. Nayanar ministry | 
C. H. Mohammed Koya ministry, from 12 October to 1 December 1979, 4th ministry from the 5th Kerala Legislative Assembly, was a coalition government headed Indian Union Muslim League leader C. H. Mohammed Koya and supported by Congress leader K. Karunakaran.[1] Koya was the first Indian Union Muslim League member to lead a state in independent India.[2]
Gift Deeds Bill, an amendment to the Kerala Land Reforms Act, was passed by the Koya ministry.[3] It validated gifts from owners with surplus land to their children or children of deceased children executed between 1 January 1970 and 5 November 1974.[3] The amendment reduced the redistributive potential of the Kerala land ceiling legislations.[3]
The ministry was formed after the resignation of the P. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry in October, 1979.[1] The coalition was supported by Kerala Congress K. M. Mani Group and P. J. Joseph Group. Kerala Congress K. M. Mani Group withdrew its support for the coalition in mid-November, 1979. When the Congress A. K. Antony Group withdrew its support for the coalition, Koya lost his Legislative Assembly majority, and resigned in December, 1979. The Koya ministry lasted 1 month and 20 days.[1]
After a brief President's Rule, it was succeeded by the first E. K. Nayanar ministry (25 January 1980).[1]
| Minister | Portfolio | Party | Term | 
|---|---|---|---|
| C. H. Mohammed Koya | Chief Minister | Indian Union Muslim League | 12 October–1 December 1979 | 
| N. K. Balakrishnan | Minister for Public Works and Agriculture | IND (Praja Socialist Party) | |
| N. Bhaskaran Nair | Minister for Labour and Housing | IND (National Democratic Party) | |
| K. J. Chacko | Minister for Revenue and Co-operation | Kerala Congress | 16 November–1 December 1979 | 
| K. A. Mathew | Minister for Industries and Forests | 
References
- ^ a b c d e "Fifth Kerala Legislative Assembly". Kerala Legislative Assembly.
 - ^ Aravamudan, Gita; Louis, Arul B. (30 November 1979). "RSS is Attacking the Muslim minority: Mohammed Koya". India Today. Trivandrum.
 - ^ a b c Herring, Ronald J. (1980). "Abolition of Landlordism in Kerala: A Redistribution of Privilege". Economic and Political Weekly. 15 (26): A59 – A69. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4368795.
 
 
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