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 member of the Constituent Assembly. He laid the foundation for the development of the new State. It is seldom known that the Vidhana Soudha Project was initiated by him and was carried forward by his successor Kengal Hanumanthaiah.
Hanumantaiah had larger goals carved out for the State. His vision was to set in motion the process for the Unification of the State by integrating the Hyderabad-Karnatak and Mumbai-Karnatak regions. He was cautioned by his friends that integration would result in a diminished role of the Vokkaligas in State politics. But he brushed aside such advice, rose above caste considerations and as a Statesman prepared the ground for the State