Politics of Karnataka

The politics of Karnataka is represented by three major political parties, the Indian National Congress, the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Janata Dal (Secular) and Indian National Congress led coalition government was in power in the state since May 2018 till July 2019. H.D. Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) was the chief Minister from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019. Now B S Yeddyurappa of BJP is incumbent, forming the government since 26 July 2019

In national politics

Karnataka consists of 28 parliamentary constituencies from which 28 members of parliament get elected to the Lok Sabha. Several politicians and bureaucrats from Karnataka have served at the center at various times in different capacities. Deve Gowda, who hails from Hassan served as the Prime minister of India in 1996. C. K. Jaffer Sharief from Chitradurga is a veteran Congressman and 9-time MP and former Minister of Railways of Government of India. B. D. Jatti from Bijapur served as the Vice President and also as acting President in the past. S.Nigalingappa from Chitradurga was Congress I president.

Rajya Sabha
Main article: List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka

Elections
Main article: Elections in Karnataka

Chief ministers
Main article: List of chief ministers of Karnataka

Deputy ministers
Main article: List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

Political parties

INC+JDS

    Political crisis

    2019 Karnataka political crisis
    Main article: 2019 Karnataka political crisis

    Civic organizations

    There are several organizations like BPAC (Bangalore Political Action Committee) which help in the civic administration of Bangalore.[1] These organizations are formed by responsible citizens of India like Narayana Murthy (founder of InfoSys), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biocon), Nooraine Fazal (educationist) etc. These organizations help in creating social awareness programs, forming transparency in governance, raise voice against corruption, funding for candidates and strive towards the welfare of Citizens.[2]

    See also

    References
    1. "BPAC - A civic organization launched for better governance". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
    2. "BPAC agenda for better city governance unveiled". The New Indian Express. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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