11th Prime Minister of India

H. D. Deve Gowda

In office

1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997

Party

Janata Dal

Born in

Haradanahalli, Karnataka

Lived

Born 1933

Days in office

324

In order

1996–1997: after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, before Inder Kumar Gujral

Key achievements & events

• Led the United Front coalition of regional and left parties
• Signed the Ganges water-sharing treaty with Bangladesh (1996)
• Former chief minister of Karnataka, from a farming family

Remember: The first prime minister from Karnataka. His government fell after Congress withdrew its support.