Hari Dev Joshi

Harideo ( Haridev ) Joshi (Hindi: हरिदेव जोशी, Haridev Josi; born December 17, 1921 in Khandu, Rajasthan, † March 28, 1995 in Mumbai, Maharashtra ) was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress, a three-time Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Governor the states of Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal.

Life

Joshi began his political career in 1957 when he was elected as a candidate of the constituency Ghatol the first time for the Members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly before he was re-elected in 1967 as a candidate for the electoral district of Banswara until his death in 1995 seven times in the Parliament of the State and 1985 a record of 82.65 percent of the votes scored.

Following the resignation of long-time Chief Minister Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1971, in whose government Joshi among others was Minister of Mines and Industries in 1968, and the two-year transitional period of Barkatullah Khan, he was appointed leader of the Indian National Congress in Rajasthan and has also been on 23 October 1973 for the first time Chief Minister of Rajasthan. This office he held until April 29, 1977, when he was defeated in the general election the candidate of the Janata Party, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. In this tenure was 1975, the national emergency due to the political unrest in Sikkim.

On March 10, 1985, he became Chief Minister for the second time and kept this until his resignation in January 1988 to 19 March 1988. Shiv Charan Mathur successor.

From 10 May to 21 July 1989 he was appointed governor of Assam and Meghalaya. After that he was from July 21 to August 14, 1989, Governor of West Bengal. He was, of 4 December 1989 to March 4, 1990 again for a short term Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

As Chief Minister, he acquired a reputation as a pragmatist who claimed a secret of his success, the 2 -W principle: " What needs to be done," and " Who can do it ."