Madhav Singh Solanki

Madhav Singh Solanki
7th Chief Minister of Gujarat
In office
24 December 1976 – 10 April 1977
Preceded by President's rule
Succeeded by Babubhai J. Patel
In office
7 June 1980 – 6 July 1985
Preceded by President's rule
Succeeded by Amarsinh Chaudhary
In office
10 December 1989 – 4 March 1990
Preceded by Amarsinh Chaudhary
Succeeded by Chimanbhai Patel
Personal details
Born July 30, 1927
Political party Indian National Congress
Children Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
Religion Hindu

Madhav Singh Solanki is a leader of Indian National Congress party and a former External Affairs minister of India. He was the four times chief minister of Gujarat. He is known for KHAM theory by which he came to power in Gujarat in 1980s.[1]

Career

In 1981, the Government of Gujarat headed by the chief minister Solanki, introduced the reservation for socially and economically backward classes based on recommendations of Bakshi Commission. It resulted in anti-reservation agitation across the state which spilled over in riots resulting in more than hundred deaths. Solanki resigned in 1985 but later returned to power winning 149 out of 182 assembly seats. He was supported by Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi and Muslims; called collectively as KHAM formula. It resulted in other communities losing the political influence.[2]

Bofors

According to the CBI, Solanki visited Davos in Switzerland in 1992 to attend the World Economic Conference where he allegedly met the Swiss foreign minister Rene Felber and told him that "inquiries conducted into the scam in India had failed to produce any result and that the request for mutual assistance was based on political considerations".[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/looking-past-2012/1/227819.html
  2. ↑ Langa, Mahesh (23 August 2015). "Quota agitation in Gujarat heading for caste conflicts?". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Solanki tried to scuttle Bofors probe: CBI
Preceded by
Vidya Charan Shukla		 Minister for External Affairs of India
1991–1992 		Succeeded by
P V Narasimha Rao


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