He is credited for providing financial closure and kickstarting the development of the Delhi Metro Project.
HD Deve Gowda (1996-1997): HD Deve Gowda, born on 18 May 1933, served as the twelfth Prime Minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997.
The Congress party headed by PV Narasimha Rao lost the 1996 general elections and there was no other party with a majority to form a government. Then, the United Front, a conglomeration of non-Congress and non-BJP regional parties, decided to form the Government at the Centre with the support of the Congress, and Deve Gowda was elected as the 12th Prime Minister of India on 1 June 1996.
He is credited for providing financial closure and kickstarting the development of the Delhi Metro Project.
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