R. L. Jalappa

R. Laxminarayanappa Jalappa (19 October 1925 – 17 December 2021) was an Indian politician who was the leader of the Karnataka state branch of the Indian National Congress (INC).

R. L. Jalappa
Union Minister of Textiles
In office 1996 – 20 January 1998
Preceded by	Gaddam Venkatswamy
Succeeded by	Kashiram Rana
Member of the Lok Sabha for Chikballapur
In office 1996–2009
Preceded by	V. Krishna Rao
Succeeded by	Veerappa Moily
Personal details
Born	(1925-10-19)19 October 1925 Tubagere, Kingdom of Mysore
Died	17 December 2021(2021-12-17) (aged 96) Kolar, Karnataka, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (till 1979; 1998–present)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (1989–1998) Janata Party (1980–1989) Karnataka Kranti Ranga (1979–1980)
Spouse	Vijayalaxmi ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	7 (Including J. Narasimha Swamy)[1]
Alma mater	Maharaja's College, Mysore
Profession	Politician Agriculturist Educationist

Jalappa was a member of the INC till 1979 when he quit the party to form the Karnataka Kranti Ranga with D. Devaraj Urs, which merged with the Janata Party the following year. Ten years later, he joined the Janata Dal and was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of the Indian Parliament, in 1996, from Chikballapur.^[2] He served as the Union Minister of Textiles from 1996 to January 1998, when he quit the party and resigned as minister to rejoin the INC.^[3] He was elected to the Lok Sabha again, a member of which he remained till 2009. He also served as the chairman of the Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College situated in Kolar, Karnataka.^[4] He died from respiratory and kidney failure in Kolar, on 17 December 2021, at the age of 96.^[5][6]