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10 Facts About Virendra Patil

1.

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

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

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3.

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

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4.

Virendra 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.

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5.

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

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6.

Virendra Patil was made the sacrificial lamb in the 1978 Lok Sabha by-election in Chikmagalur which featured Indira Gandhi in the fray.

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7.

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

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8.

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

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9.

Virendra Patil was unceremoniously sacked by the then Congress President Rajiv Gandhi.

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10.

Virendra Patil's health failed him and he decided against contesting the 1994 elections.

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