Rabri Devi Yadav is an Indian politician who formerly served as the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad. She formerly served 3 terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar,the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member (MLC) of Bihar Legislative Council.
Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. SM Krishna had served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at various times from 1971 to 2014. In 2023,Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan,the second highest civilian award of India.
The Janata Dal (Secular) (transl. People Party (Secular);abbr.JD(S)) is an Indian regional political party recognised as a state party in the state of Karnataka,Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was founded by the former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda in July 1999 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal. It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka. In Kerala,the party is a part of the Left Democratic Front.
Siddaramaiah,also referred to by his nickname Siddu,is an Indian politician who is serving as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka. He also held that position previously from 2013 to 2018,being only the second person to hold that office for a full five-year term.
Basangouda Ramangouda Patil Yatnal is an Indian BJP politician who was the Minister of state for Textiles from 1 July 2002 to 8 September 2003 and Minister of state for Railways from 8 September 2003 to 16 May 2004 and current MLA from Bijapur City Assembly constituency since 2018. He has been a member of parliament from the Bijapur constituency for two terms and has been a member of the legislative council from the Bijapur Local Authorities constituency for one term.
Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy,known among followers as Kumaranna,is an Indian politician,film producer and businessman who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019 and the leader of the oppsition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2014. He is a former president of the Karnataka State Janata Dal (Secular),member of Lok Sabha and the member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Channapatna since 2018,Ramanagara from 2004 to 2009 and from 2013 to 2018. He is the son of former prime minister of India &former Chief Minister of Karnataka H. D. Deve Gowda.
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from 14 November 2018 to 7 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from 5 July 2016 to 24 May 2019 in the First Modi ministry. He is representing the Bangalore North constituency. He also held Ministry of Railways and other cabinet positions in the First Modi ministry. He also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Shobha Karandlaje is an Indian BJP politician from Karnataka who is currently serving as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in the Second Modi ministry. She is also the Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Karnataka and Member of Parliament representing Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Constituency. She was a cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka. She is a close confidant to Karnataka ex Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
S. Suresh Kumar is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who was the Minister of state for Primary &Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 26 July 2021. He was the Minister of state for Law &Parliamentary Affairs of Karnataka from 7 June 2008 to 13 May 2013.
Laxman Sangappa Savadi is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from 17 February 2020. He served as the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 28 July 2021,in the Fourth BS Yediyurappa ministry. He was ex Deputy Leader of the House in Karnataka Legislative Council. He had served as the Minister for Cooperation in the Second B.S.Yeddurappa Ministry and D. V. Sadananda Gowda Government. He was elected to the legislative assembly from Athani constituency in 2004,2008 and 2013 as a BJP candidate. On 20 August 2019 he was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa. On 17 February 2020 he was elected as an MLC by securing 113 votes out of the 120 votes polled.
Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda,is a former Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly,three-term MLA,one-term MLC,and Member of Parliament—three-term from Lok Sabha and one-term from Rajya sabha.
GangadharaiahParameshwara is an Indian politician who served as seventh Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka,and also the longest-serving President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee for two consecutive terms.
Chikkakalya Narayanappa Ashwathnarayan is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Electronics,Information Technology - Biotechnology,Science and Technology,Higher Education,Skill Development,Entrepreneurship and Livelihood in Government of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 13 May 2023. He served as the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 26 July 2021. He is a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Malleshwaram constituency.
Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar is an Indian politician who is the 9th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka since 20 May 2023 as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was also the President of the Karnataka PCC since 2020 and the Working President from 2008 to 2010. He was the cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka from 2014 to 2019. He represents the Kanakapura constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2008 and from Sathanur Assembly constituency from 1989 to 2004.
Balaji Tangali Lalitha Naik is an Indian social activist,politician,writer,film actress who was the minister of Kannada,Culture,and Department of Women &Child Welfare of Karnataka. Naik has also served as an MLC (1986-1992) and MLA (1994-1999). She won the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award in 1991. She is also known for leading important literary,social and language-rights movements such as Bandaya movement and Gokak agitation.
Allam Veerabhadrappa is a leader of the Indian National Congress in Karnataka. He is a former president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar,following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya Kumar and a voter fraud scandal respectively till 28 May. The election saw a voter turnout of 72.13 per cent,the highest in Karnataka since several decades. The counting of votes took place on 15 May 2018.
Siddu Nyamagouda (1950-2018) who was also known as Barrage Siddu was an Indian politician who was a former Minister of State for Coal in the Government of India. He also served as MLC and was elected twice as MLA to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 2013,2018 from Jamakhandi constituency in Bagalkote district.
Priya Krishna is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Nayana Motamma/ Nayana Jhawar is an Indian politician who is a member of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka from Mudigere in 2023.
Indian National Congress (since 1978)
