Koya ministry

Koya ministry
October–December, 1979
Date formed12 October 1979
Date dissolved1 December 1979
People and organisations
Chief MinisterC. H. Mohammed Koya
Member partiesIndian Union Muslim League

Kerala Congress
Praja Socialist Party

National Democratic Party
Opposition partyCommunist Party of India
Opposition leaderP. K. Vasudevan Nair
History
Election1977
PredecessorP. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry
SuccessorFirst 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]

Koya ministry[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

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fifth Kerala Legislative Assembly". Kerala Legislative Assembly.
  2. ^ Aravamudan, Gita; Louis, Arul B. (30 November 1979). "RSS is Attacking the Muslim minority: Mohammed Koya". India Today. Trivandrum.
  3. ^ 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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