[Swatantra Party Minutes of Meeting]

Summary

This untitled Swatantra Party Parliamentary Office paper, dated May 6, 1969, records the results of elections for office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Group for 1969–70. It lists C. C. Desai and D. N. Patodia as secretaries; L. N. Deb and S. K. Tapuriah as whips; and Maharaja Sriraj Dhrangadhra, Piloo Mody, K. R. Singh Deo, and Girraj Saran Singh as Executive Committee members.

The notice confirms N. G. Ranga and M. R. Masani as Leader and Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Group until 1972, and Dahyabhai Patel and M. R. Ruthnaswamy as Leader and Deputy Leader of the Swatantra group in the Rajya Sabha. It also records Y. G. Gowd’s unopposed election as Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha, followed by Rajya Sabha appointments: Lokanath Misra as secretary, S. S. Mariswamy as whip, and M. K. Mohta and Sardar Ran Singh as Executive Committee members. The document is signed by Raja Venkatappa Naik as Returning Officer.

Key points

• The paper reports Swatantra Party Parliamentary Group elections held on May 6, 1969.
• It names the secretaries, whips, and Executive Committee members for 1969–70.
• N. G. Ranga and M. R. Masani continued as Parliamentary Group Leader and Deputy Leader through 1972.
• Dahyabhai Patel and M. R. Ruthnaswamy continued as the Swatantra group’s Rajya Sabha Leader and Deputy Leader.
• Y. G. Gowd was elected unopposed as Chief Whip of the Swatantra Party Group in the Lok Sabha.
• The notice separately records unopposed elections to Rajya Sabha party offices.
• Raja Venkatappa Naik is identified as the Returning Officer.