K. C. Reddy ministry

K. C. Reddy Ministry was the Council of Ministers in Mysore, a state in South India headed by K. Chengalaraya Reddy[1] of the Indian National Congress.

K. C. Reddy ministry
1st Council of Ministers of Mysore State
Basavaraj Bommai ministry
K. C. Reddy
Date formed	25 October 1947
Date dissolved	30 March 1952
People and organisations
Head of state	Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar 26 January 1950 – 1 November 1956 (As Rajpramukh of Mysore)
Head of government	K. C. Reddy
Member parties	Indian National Congress
Status in legislature	Legislative Assembly not established
History
Election(s)	Legislative Assembly not established
Outgoing election	1952
Legislature term(s)	6 years (Council)
Predecessor	Office Established
Successor	Hanumanthaiah ministry

The ministry had multiple ministers including the Chief Minister of Mysore.[2] All ministers belonged to the Indian National Congress.

After independence of India in 1947, he was at the forefront of the Mysore Chalo movement seeking responsible state government in Mysore State and went on to become the first Chief Minister of the state after Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the Maharaja of Mysore signed the Instrument of Accession to join the new dominion of India on three subjects, namely, defence, external affairs, communications and hence Mysore did not lose its sovereignty on other subjects.[3][4] The Constitution of India was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country's transition towards becoming an independent republic replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India and thus, turning the nation into a newly formed republic.[5]

Mysore became a Part-B state of the union because Maharaja of Mysore issued a proclamation on this regard on 25 November 1949.[6]

K. C. Reddy Ministry was an adhoc arrangement from 25 October 1947 (even though India became Republic on 26 January 1950) till the first election under Adult franchise was held in 1952 and Kengal Hanumanthaiah was elected as Chief Minister of Mysore post elections there by ending the unscheduled tenure of K. C. Reddy Ministry.[7]