Mainstream WeeklyThis write up is a reflection on the important policy initiatives taken by some selected chief ministers of Karnataka when they were in power for the overall development of Karnataka.
Let me start my analysis from from the beginning . Following the dissolution of the Mysore Representative Assembly and the Council in 1947, K. C. Reddy became the first Chief Minister of the State. He was chosen for Office as he had led the Mysore Congress twice from 1937-38 and 1946-47, apart from being a (…)
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