List of party switchers during Operation Kamala explained

The following India politicians switched parties via Operation Kamala to the Bharatiya Janata Party while they were holding elected office.

Karnataka

2008

MLAConstituencyPartyNotesRefs
J. Narasimha SwamyDoddaballapurIndian National CongressWon back seat as BJP candidate[1] [2] [3]
Anand AsnotikarKarwar
JaggeshTuruvekereDid not contest. Nominated as MLC. Won by JDS candidate M. T. Krishnappa
Gurupadappa NagamarapalliBidarDid not contest. Won by INC candidate Rahim Khan
S. V. RamachandraJagalur (ST)Won back seat as BJP candidate
M NarayanaswamyBangarapet
C. P. YogeshwaraChannapatnaLost to JDS candidate M. C. Ashwath
V. SomannaGovindraj NagarLost to INC candidate Priya Krishna
Balachandra JarkiholiArabhaviJanata Dal (Secular)Won back seat as BJP candidate
Umesh KattiHukkeri
K. Shivanagouda NaikDevadurga (ST)
D. C. GourishankarMadhugiriDid not contest. Won by JDS candidate Anitha Kumaraswamy

2019

NameOfficeDate of party switchOld partyNew partyNotesRefs
R. ShankarMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from RanebennurNov 14, 2019Bharatiya Janata PartyR. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP.[4] [5] [6]
R. Roshan BaigMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from ShivajinagarIndian National Congress
Pratap Gowda PatilMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Maski
M. T. B. NagarajuMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hoskote
Shrimant Balasaheb PatilMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Kagawad
Byrati BasavarajMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Krishnarajapuram
MunirathnaMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Rajarajeshwari Nagar
S. T. SomashekharMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yeshvanthapura
Ramesh JarkiholiMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Gokak
Anand SinghMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Vijayanagara
B. C. PatilMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hirekerur
Mahesh KumathalliMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Athani
Dr. K. SudhakarMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur
Arbail Shivaram HebbarMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yellapur
K. GopalaiahMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi LayoutJanata Dal (Secular)
Narayana GowdaMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Krishnarajpet
Adagur H. VishwanathMLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hunsur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 16, 2018 . What is Operation Kamal? .
  2. Web site: 24 July 2019 . A fraternal fight that brought down the Karnataka government and threatens the next one . The News Minute.
  3. Web site: '2008ರ ಆಪರೇಷನ್‌ ಕಮಲ': ಕೆಲವರು ತೆರೆ ಮುಂದೆ, ಹಲವರು ತೆರೆಮರೆಗೆ - ಮಂಕಾದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಕಲಿಗಳ ಬದುಕು . Vijay Karnataka. kn.
  4. Web site: 2018-05-16 . KPJP winner Shankar joins BJP camp . 2022-09-27 . Deccan Herald . en.
  5. Web site: November 15, 2019 . Karnataka bypolls: BJP names candidate for Ranebennur seat, says Shankar will be made MLC . 2022-09-27 . The Times of India . en.
  6. Web site: K'taka: 16 of 17 disqualified Congress and JD(S) MLAs join BJP .

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