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List of party switchers during Operation Kamala

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

Karnataka

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2008

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MLA Constituency Party Notes Refs
J. Narasimha Swamy Doddaballapur Indian National Congress Won back seat as BJP candidate [1][2][3]
Anand Asnotikar Karwar
Jaggesh Turuvekere Did not contest. Nominated as MLC. Won by JDS candidate M. T. Krishnappa
Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli Bidar Did not contest. Won by INC candidate Rahim Khan
S. V. Ramachandra Jagalur (ST) Won back seat as BJP candidate
M Narayanaswamy Bangarapet
C. P. Yogeshwara Channapatna Lost to JDS candidate M. C. Ashwath
V. Somanna Govindraj Nagar Lost to INC candidate Priya Krishna
Balachandra Jarkiholi Arabhavi Janata Dal (Secular) Won back seat as BJP candidate
Umesh Katti Hukkeri
K. Shivanagouda Naik Devadurga (ST)
D. C. Gourishankar Madhugiri Did not contest. Won by JDS candidate Anitha Kumaraswamy

2019

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Name Office Date of party switch Old party New party Notes Refs
R. Shankar MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur 14 Nov 2019 Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party Bharatiya Janata Party R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. [4][5][6]
R. Roshan Baig MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Shivajinagar Indian National Congress
Pratap Gowda Patil MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Maski
M. T. B. Nagaraju MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hoskote
Shrimant Balasaheb Patil MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Kagawad
Byrati Basavaraj MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Krishnarajapuram
Munirathna MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Rajarajeshwari Nagar
S. T. Somashekhar MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yeshvanthapura
Ramesh Jarkiholi MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Gokak
Anand Singh MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Vijayanagara
B. C. Patil MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hirekerur
Mahesh Kumathalli MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Athani
Dr. K. Sudhakar MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur
Arbail Shivaram Hebbar MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yellapur
K. Gopalaiah MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout Janata Dal (Secular)
Narayana Gowda MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Krishnarajpet
Adagur H. Vishwanath MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hunsur

See also

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References

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


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