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Adagur H. Vishwanath
Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adaguru Huchegowda Vishwanath (born 15 December 1949) is an Indian politician[3] from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Indian National Congress.[4][5] He is a Nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He was the former president[6] of Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular).
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Career
Vishwanath has been in active politics since 1970s. He was a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly for three terms, held State and Cabinet minister posts in the Government of Karnataka as member of Congress Party. In 2009, he contested 15th Lok Sabha and succeeded C. H. Vijayashankar. During his term as M.P., Vishwanath was also member of several committees.[7][8][9] Vishwanath quit the Congress party[10] to join the JD(S)[11] in 2017 and got elected[12][13][14] from Hunsur in 2018. He resigned[15][16][17][18] as MLA and speaker has disqualified[19][20][21][22] him from the legislative assembly on 28 July 2019. But in by-elections of December 2019 he lost[23] to H P Manjunath of Congress party. In July 2020 he was nominated[24][25][26][27] to Legislative council.[28]
He is the author of book titled "Pracheena Parliamentgala Pradakshinegalu", which is on ancient parliaments. It was released on 17 August 2024 by Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar.[29][30]
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Positions held
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Controversies
Operation Kamala
Operation Kamala (also spelled Operation Kamal, and sometimes referred to as Operation Lotus) is a term coined in 2008 to describe a political strategy used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Indian state of Karnataka. The operation was led by former minister G. Janardhana Reddy and involved efforts to secure support from legislators of opposition parties. This approach enabled the BJP to bypass the provisions of the anti-defection law and achieve a majority in the state assembly.[32][33]
The term "Kamala" (or "Kamal") refers to the lotus, which is the electoral symbol of the BJP. Operation Kamala is commonly used in Indian political discussions to describe strategies involving the inducement or persuasion of MLAs and MPs from other parties—particularly the Indian National Congress (INC)—to support the BJP in forming or maintaining power in state legislatures where it does not have an outright majority.[34]
He was one of the 15 MLAs who fell in Operation Kamala and resigned in July 2019, effectively bringing down the H. D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular).[35]
Bibliography
- Vishwannth, Adagur H. Halli Hakkiya Haadu. Ankita Pustaka. p. 184.
- Bombay Days - releasing soon[36][37]
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