Kalyan Singh - wikipedia Kalyan Singh Kalyan Singh Governor of Rajasthan Incumbent Assumed office 4 September 2014 Preceded by Margaret Alva Governor of Himachal Pradesh In office 28 January 2015 -- 12 August 2015 Preceded by Urmila Singh Succeeded by Acharya Dev Vrat Lok Sabha Member of Parliament for Etah In office 2009 -- 2014 Preceded by Devendra Singh Yadav Succeeded by Rajveer Singh Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh In office 24 Jun 1991 -- 6 Dec 1992 Preceded by Mulayam Singh Yadav Succeeded by President 's Rule In office 21 Sep 1997 -- 12 Nov 1999 Preceded by Mayawati Succeeded by Ram Prakash Gupta Personal details ( 1932 - 01 - 05 ) 5 January 1932 ( age 85 ) Atrauli, United Provinces, British India Political party Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse ( s ) Ramwati Children 1 son and 1 daughter Residence Raj Bhavan ( Rajasthan ) As of 20 January, 2009 Source : ( 1 ) Kalyan Singh ( born 5 January 1932 ) is the Governor of Rajasthan since 4 September 2014. He took additional charge of Himachal Pradesh replacing Urmila Singh, whose five - year term ended on 24 January 2015. Prior to that, he was an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh was born to Tejpal Singh Lodhi and Sita on 5 January 1932. He has served two terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 26 August 2014. Kalyan Singh is known for his role in the Babri Masjid demolition. Addressing reporters in Etah, Kalyan Singh once said that he owns full responsibility for the demolition of the 16th - century mosque in Ayodhya on 6 December 1992, thus reigniting the controversial Ramjanmabhoomi dispute. During a speech at the 26th convocation ceremony, he appealed against the word ' Adhinayak ', saying it should be replaced by ' Mangal '. Contents 1 Political career 1.1 First term as Chief Minister 1.1. 1 Role in demolition of Babri Masjid 1.2 Post-Babri politics 2 Defections 3 Governor of Rajasthan 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Political career First term as chief minister He first became the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in June 1991. Role in demolition of Babri Masjid According to the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) in the Babri Masjid demolition case, just after becoming chief minister, he, with his colleagues, `` visited Ayodhya and took a vow to construct Ram temple there itself. '' In October 1991, his government acquired 2.77 acres ( 11,200 m ) of land around the `` Babri Masjid Complex '' under a government notification for the purpose of `` promoting tourism ''. In July 1992, the Sangh Parivar laid the foundation for the proposed Ram temple by digging around the Babri Masjid and filling the area with 10 - foot ( 3.0 m ) - thick layer of reinforced cement concrete. Kalyan Singh 's government called it a `` platform '' for performing bhajans while the Vishva Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) declared it as the foundation for Ram temple. Kar Seva was supposed to be conducted in Ayodhya on 6 December 1992 and he filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court that as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, he will not allow any damage to the mosque. However, Kar Sevaks demolished Babri mosque on that day. Taking the moral responsibility, he resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the evening. Later, Union government dissolved Uttar Pradesh assembly. Post-babri Politics He contested assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly in November 1993 from two constituencies, namely Atrauli and Kasganj and won from both. As Samajwadi Party - Bahujan Samaj Party combine formed the government in the state under the chief ministership of Mulayam Singh Yadav, even though the BJP won the most votes and increased its vote share Kalyan Singh served as Leader of Opposition in the assembly. He later served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh again between September 1997 and November 1999. This government of his `` insisted that all primary classes should begin the day with a worship of Bharat Mata and that Vande Mataram should substitute ' Yes Sir ' during roll call ''. In February 1998, his government withdrew cases against those who were associated with Ram janmabhoomi movement and said that a `` Ram temple will be constructed at the same site if the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power at the centre ''. He also promised to create Uttarakhand within 90 days if BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister. On 21 October 1997, Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP ) withdrew support to Kalyan Singh government. Kalyan Singh, who was already in touch with disgruntled Indian National Congress Member of Legislative Assembly ( MLA ), Naresh Agrawal, contacted him and Agrawal immediately rushed to his support with 21 other MLAs having hurriedly formed a new party, Vinay Sharam the Loktantrik Congress. For this, he was given the energy portfolio in the new cabinet. On 21 February 1998, his government was dismissed and Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Romesh Bhandari invited Jagdambika Pal to form the new government when the same Naresh Agrawal withdrew support to Kalyan Singh 's government and became deputy chief minister in Jagdambika 's short - lived government. The order was stayed by a division bench of the Allahabad High Court which directed the status quo ante bellum to be maintained thus reinstating his government. After this decision, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had gone on fast unto death in protest against the governor 's order called off his fast and said that the court 's verdict was a `` well - deserved slap in the face of the governor ''. Naresh Agrawal, who had become deputy chief minister in Jagdambika Pal 's government, returned to BJP fold after the court order. When Kalyan Singh successfully proved his majority on the floor of the assembly with the support of Agrawal as well as some BSP rebels, Agrawal claimed that he had succeeded in proving that only his party could provide a stable government. The BSP rebels were to be rewarded with ministerial berths and this was duly done within days. He left the party in December 1999 and rejoined in January 2004. He contested the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on the BJP ticket from Bulandshahar. Before the LokSabha election of 2009 he left BJP and contest election from Etah LokSabha seat as an independent and subsequently won it. It has been reported that Kalyan Singh is expected to join BJP and is to be appointed as a Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party. His son Rajveer Singh have also been a Member of Legislative Assembly for a term. The Liberhan Commission gave clean chit to then PM Rao but criticized CM Kalyan Singh and his government for pre-planned mannered events, misuse of power, attracting youth for support, and allowing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to run the state government directly. Defections Singh resigned his post and party membership on 20 January 2009. After meetings with Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh, Singh announced that he would campaign for the SP in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. Meanwhile, his son Rajveer Singh, one of the main reasons of his disenchantment with the BJP, joined the Samajwadi Party. On 14 November 2009, Mulayam Singh Yadav said that the poor performance of the party at the Firozabad Lok Sabha by - election was due to the loss of Muslim support because of Kalyan Singh. In January 2010, he announced the formation of a new Hindutva - oriented political party, the Jan Kranti Party, but chose to take the role of patron while his son became the leader. Governor of Rajasthan Singh was sworn in as Governor of Rajasthan on 4 September 2014. See also Kalyan Singh ministry ( 1991 -- 1992 ) Atrauli ( Assembly constituency ) References Jump up ^ `` Press Releases Detail - The President of India ''. Jump up ^ https://in.news.yahoo.com/kalyan-singh-wants-the-word--adhiyanaka--removed-from-the-national-anthem--what-say-you-095454388.html Jump up ^ `` Ruling on Ayodhya charge - sheet soon ''. Indian Express. 26 April 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` The ' Ram temple ' drama ''. Frontline. July 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Lessons of December 6, 1992 ''. Indian Express. 6 December 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ Kalyan Singh, Ayodhya and Hindu resurgence Niti Central - 25 November 2012 Jump up ^ `` Goodbye to Akhand Bharat ''. Indian Express. 5 January 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Quicktakes ''. Indian Express. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Uttarakhand rhetoric fails to please ''. Indian Express. 22 February 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Sultan of somersaults ''. Indian Express. 1 March 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Kalyan Singh sacked, Jagdambika Pal CM ''. rediff.com. 21 February 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Court reinstates Kalyan Singh ''. rediff.com. 23 February 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Vajpayee calls off fast, asks Bhandari to quit ''. rediff.com. 23 February 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` BSP rebels may get berth in UP cabinet ''. Indian Express. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ Srivastava, Rajiv ( 17 December 2012 ). `` Kalyan Singh 's homecoming to BJP after January 14 - The Times of India ''. Times Internet. Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 14 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Kalyan Singh 's homecoming to BJP after January 14 ''. Times of India. Retrieved 3 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Politics / Nation ''. The Times of India. 20 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` Kalyan to campaign for SP ''. Hindustan Times. Chennai, India. PTI. 21 January 2009. Jump up ^ Updated Tuesday, 19 August 2014 12 : 08 AM IST. `` Manorama Online Home ''. Week.manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 18. Jump up ^ Khan, Atiq ( 16 November 2009 ). `` Kalyan Singh calls Mulayam an ' opportunist ' ''. The Hindu. Chennai, India. Jump up ^ `` Kalyan 's son to lead new party ''. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` Kalyan Singh sworn - in as 20th Governor of Rajasthan ''. The Indian Express. PTI. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015. External links Kalyan Singh, Governor of Rajasthan Official biography from Parliament of India records ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Political offices Preceded by Urmila Singh Governor of Himachal Pradesh 28 January 2015 -- 12 August 2015 Succeeded by Acharya Dev Vrat Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Govind Ballabh Pant Sampurnanand Chandra Bhanu Gupta Sucheta Kriplani Charan Singh Tribhuvan Narain Singh Kamalapati Tripathi Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna N.D. Tiwari Ram Naresh Yadav Banarsi Das V.P. Singh Sripati Mishra Vir Bahadur Singh Mulayam Singh Yadav Kalyan Singh Mayawati Jagdambika Pal Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh Akhilesh Yadav Yogi Adityanath Governors of Rajasthan Man Singh II Gurmukh Nihal Singh Sampurnanand Hukam Singh Jogendra Singh Vedpal Tyagi $ Raghukul Tilak K.D. Sharma $ Om Prakash Mehra Vasantdada Patil Sukhdev Prasad Milap Chand Jain $ D.P. Chattopadhyaya Swarup Singh $ Marri Chenna Reddy Dhanik Lal Mandal # Bali Ram Bhagat Darbara Singh Navrang Lal Tibrewal $ Anshuman Singh Nirmal Chandra Jain Kailashpati Mishra # Madan Lal Khurana T.V. Rajeswar # Pratibha Patil Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai # Shilendra Kumar Singh Prabha Rau Shivraj Patil # Margaret Alva Ram Naik Kalyan Singh $ - acting, # - additional charge Chief Ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party Arunachal Pradesh Gegong Apang Pema Khandu ( incumbent ) Assam Sarbananda Sonowal ( incumbent ) Chhattisgarh Raman Singh ( incumbent ) Delhi Madan Lal Khurana Sahib Singh Verma Sushma Swaraj Goa Manohar Parrikar ( incumbent ) Laxmikant Parsekar Gujarat Keshubhai Patel Suresh Mehta Narendra Modi Anandiben Patel Vijay Rupani ( incumbent ) Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar ( incumbent ) Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar Prem Kumar Dhumal Jharkhand Babulal Marandi Arjun Munda Raghubar Das ( incumbent ) Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa D.V. Sadananda Gowda Jagadish Shettar Madhya Pradesh Sunder Lal Patwa Uma Bharti Babulal Gaur Shivraj Singh Chouhan ( incumbent ) Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis ( incumbent ) Manipur N. Biren Singh ( incumbent ) Rajasthan Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Vasundhara Raje ( incumbent ) Uttarakhand Nityanand Swami Bhagat Singh Koshyari B.C. Khanduri Ramesh Pokhriyal Trivendra Singh Rawat ( incumbent ) Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh Yogi Adityanath ( incumbent ) Bharatiya Janata Party Lists of governors, lieutenant governors and administrators of Indian states and union territories ( and current incumbents ) Andaman and Nicobar Devendra Kumar Joshi Andhra Pradesh E.S.L. Narasimhan Arunachal Pradesh BD Mishra Assam Jagdish Mukhi Bihar Satya Pal Malik Chandigarh V.P. 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Question: who was the chief minister of up during babri masjid demolition
Answer: Kalyan Singh