Android : MinSDK UI/Theme always gets loaded, TargetSDK Theme is not

I have an android project that I migrated from Eclipse to Android Studio. My MinSDK is set to 8. TargetSDK=19.

However in all instances SDK=8 UI/Theme gets displayed, even if running on 4.4 devices.

I believe this is due to missing themes/style files.

Has anyone faced a similar problem, and how to go about correcting this?