# Krishna ministry

The S. M. Krishna ministry was the Council of Ministers in Karnataka, a state in South India headed by S. M. Krishna that was formed after the 1999 Karnataka elections.
In the government headed by Krishna, the Chief Minister was from Indian National Congress. Apart from the Chief Minister, there were other ministers in the government.

## Tenure of the Government

In 1999, as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, S. M. Krishna led the Indian National Congress (INC) to victory in the assembly polls and took over as Chief Minister of Karnataka, a post he held until 2004. He was also instrumental in creating power reforms with ESCOMS and digitization of land records (Bhoomi) and many other citizen-friendly initiatives. He encouraged private-public participation and was a forebearer of the Bangalore Advance Task Force.

## Council of Ministers
### Chief Minister

| SI No. | Name | Constituency | Department | Term of Office | Term of Office | Party | Party |
| 1. | S. M. Krishna Chief Minister | Maddur | Minister of Finance/Cabinet Affairs/DPAR/BMRDA. Other departments not allocated to a Minister. | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | | INC |

### Cabinet Ministers

| S.No | Portfolio | Minister | Constituency | Term of Office | Term of Office | Party |
| 1. | Home affairs | Mallikarjun Kharge | Gurmitkal | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 2. | Public Works Department | Dharam Singh | Jevargi | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 3. | Small Scale Industries | S. R. Kashappanavar | Hungund | 11 October 1999 | 27 June 2003 | INC |
| 4. | Animal Husbandary | M. Mahadev | Nanjangud | 27 June 2003 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 5. | Revenue | H. C. Srikantaiah | Shravanabelagola | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 6. | . | R. B. Timmapur | Mudhol | 27 June 2003 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 7. | Health | A. B. Malaka Reddy | Yadgir | 27 June 2003 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 8. | Heavy Industries | R. V. Deshpande | Haliyal | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 9. | Food and Civil Supplies | D. B. Inamdar | Kittur | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 10. | IT & BT (Started bangaloreit.com) | D. B. Inamdar | Kittur | 2000 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 11. | . | Raja Amareshwara Naik | Kalmala | 2000 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 12. | Women and Child Development | Motamma | Mudigere | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 13. | Housing & Labour | Qamar ul Islam | Gulbarga | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 14. | Health & Family Welfare & Information | Kagodu Thimappa | Sagar | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 15. | Urban Development | D. K. Shivakumar | Sathanur | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 16. | Youth affairs Sports | S. S. Mallikarjun | Davanagere North | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |

### Minister of State

| S.No | Portfolio | Minister | Constituency | Term of Office | Term of Office | Party |
| 1. | Muzrai | Suma Vasanth | Virajpet | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 2. | Minor Irrigation | Kumar Bangarappa | Nanjangud | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 3. | Youth Services & Sports | S. S. Mallikarjun | Davanagere | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 4. | Excise | M. M. Nanaiah | Madikeri | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
| 5. | Kannada & Culture | Rani Satish | MLC | 11 October 1999 | 28 May 2004 | INC |
If the office of a Minister is vacant for any length of time, it automatically comes under the charge of the Chief Minister.