10 Facts About Veerendra Patil

Veerendra Basappa Patil was a senior Indian politician and was twice, the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Veerendra Patil was first made a Deputy minister for Home in the S Nijalingappa government in 1957.

Veerendra Patil was elected several times from Chincholi assembly constituency of Gulbarga district to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

Veerendra Patil went ahead with the projects even though the Central Water Commission refused to clear them, to protect the interests of the farmers of the south Karnataka region who were heavily dependent on irrigation from Cauvery.

However, Veerendra Patil was charged with favouring his Lingayat community.

Later, Veerendra Patil returned to the hub of state politics as chief of the Janata Party's Karnataka state unit.

Veerendra Patil won Gulbarga seat in 1984 Indian general elections by defeating Vidyadhar Guruji, a former MLA from Gurmitkal.

Veerendra Patil stuck to the line that his duty was first to the state and then, next to his party.

Veerendra Patil was removed by the then Congress President Rajiv Gandhi and succeeded by Sarekoppa Bangarappa.

Veerendra Patil's health failed him and he decided against contesting the 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.