Koya ministry


C. H. Mohammed Koya ministry, from 12 October to 1 December 1979, 4th ministry from the 5th Kerala Legislative Assembly, was a coalition government headed Indian Union Muslim League leader C. H. Mohammed Koya and supported by Congress leader K. Karunakaran. Koya was the first Indian Union Muslim League member to lead a state in independent India.
Gift Deeds Bill, an amendment to the Kerala Land Reforms Act, was passed by the Koya ministry. It validated gifts from owners with surplus land to their children or children of deceased children executed between 1 January 1970 and 5 November 1974. The amendment reduced the redistributive potential of the Kerala land ceiling legislations.
The ministry was formed after the resignation of the P. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry in October, 1979. The coalition was supported by Kerala Congress K. M. Mani Group and P. J. Joseph Group. Kerala Congress K. M. Mani Group withdrew its support for the coalition in mid-November, 1979. When the Congress A. K. Antony Group withdrew its support for the coalition, Koya lost his Legislative Assembly majority, and resigned in December, 1979. The Koya ministry lasted 1 month and 20 days.
After a brief President's Rule, it was succeeded by the first E. K. Nayanar ministry.
MinisterPortfolioPartyTerm
C. H. Mohammed KoyaChief MinisterIndian Union Muslim League12 October–1 December 1979
N. K. BalakrishnanMinister for Public Works and AgricultureIND 12 October–1 December 1979
N. Bhaskaran NairMinister for Labour and HousingIND 12 October–1 December 1979
K. J. ChackoMinister for Revenue and Co-operationKerala Congress16 November–1 December 1979
K. A. MathewMinister for Industries and ForestsKerala Congress16 November–1 December 1979