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	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Bangarappa began his career in politics as a [[socialist]].<ref name=TOI20111226 /> He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 from the [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]] constituency of Shimoga district. He became known as a champion of the [[backward class]]es,<ref name=Nanjappa20111226>{{cite news \|~~publisher~~=Rediff.com \|title=Bangarappa: The ultimate turncoat politician \|date=26 December 2011 \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-bangarappa-the-ultimate-turn-coat-politician/20111226.htm \|first=Vicky \|last=Nanjappa \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> of which his [[Idiga\|Deevaru]] origins made him a member.<ref name=Hindu20040421>{{cite news \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=21 April 2004 \|title=Bangarappa vs Bangarappa \|first=Pramod \|last=Mellegatti \|url=http://hindu.com/2004/04/21/stories/2004042104471300.htm \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> Subsequently, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and became a minister in the government of [[Devaraj Urs]],<ref name=daili20111226/> with his first appointment being as Minister of State in the Home department in 1977. This post was followed by that of Cabinet Minister for the Public Works Department in 1978 and then Revenue and Agriculture Minister between 1980 and 1981. In 1979, he served for a year as President of the Karnataka [[Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /><ref name=stat28>{{cite web\|title=Bangarappa-profile\|url=http://www.veethi.com/india-people/bangarappa-profile-316-19.htm\|publisher=Veethi.com}}</ref>		Bangarappa began his career in politics as a [[socialist]].<ref name=TOI20111226 /> He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 from the [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]] constituency of Shimoga district. He became known as a champion of the [[backward class]]es,<ref name=Nanjappa20111226>{{cite news \|work=Rediff.com \|title=Bangarappa: The ultimate turncoat politician \|date=26 December 2011 \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-bangarappa-the-ultimate-turn-coat-politician/20111226.htm \|first=Vicky \|last=Nanjappa \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> of which his [[Idiga\|Deevaru]] origins made him a member.<ref name=Hindu20040421>{{cite news \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=21 April 2004 \|title=Bangarappa vs Bangarappa \|first=Pramod \|last=Mellegatti \|url=http://hindu.com/2004/04/21/stories/2004042104471300.htm \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> Subsequently, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and became a minister in the government of [[Devaraj Urs]],<ref name=daili20111226/> with his first appointment being as Minister of State in the Home department in 1977. This post was followed by that of Cabinet Minister for the Public Works Department in 1978 and then Revenue and Agriculture Minister between 1980 and 1981. In 1979, he served for a year as President of the Karnataka [[Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /><ref name=stat28>{{cite web\|title=Bangarappa-profile\|url=http://www.veethi.com/india-people/bangarappa-profile-316-19.htm\|publisher=Veethi.com}}</ref>

	In 1983, he left the INC and became involved with the [[Karnataka Kranti Ranga]] (Karnataka Revolutionary Front, also known as the Kannada Kranti Ranga) that had been established a few years earlier by the now-deceased Urs. A brief alliance between the KKR and the [[Janata Party]] (JP) resulted in the 1983 election of the first non-INC government in the state.<ref name=Telegraph20111227 /><ref>{{cite book\|title=Karnataka Government And Politics\|pages=340–342\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM3LjKo8Uo8C&pg=PA341 \|first=Midatala \|last=Rani \|chapter=Impact of Language on Karnataka Politics \|editor1-first=Harish \|editor1-last=Ramaswamy \|editor2-first=S. S. \|editor2-last=Patagundi \|editor3-first=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda \|editor3-last=Patil \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|year=2007 \|isbn=9788180693977 \|accessdate=21 November 2012}}</ref> Although there had been speculation that he would be appointed Chief Minister in that government, this post went instead to [[Ramakrishna Hegde]] of the JP. Bangarappa gradually realigned himself with the INC after spending some time supporting the government of Hegde.<ref name=Telegraph20111227 />		In 1983, he left the INC and became involved with the [[Karnataka Kranti Ranga]] (Karnataka Revolutionary Front, also known as the Kannada Kranti Ranga) that had been established a few years earlier by the now-deceased Urs. A brief alliance between the KKR and the [[Janata Party]] (JP) resulted in the 1983 election of the first non-INC government in the state.<ref name=Telegraph20111227 /><ref>{{cite book\|title=Karnataka Government And Politics\|pages=340–342\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM3LjKo8Uo8C&pg=PA341 \|first=Midatala \|last=Rani \|chapter=Impact of Language on Karnataka Politics \|editor1-first=Harish \|editor1-last=Ramaswamy \|editor2-first=S. S. \|editor2-last=Patagundi \|editor3-first=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda \|editor3-last=Patil \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|year=2007 \|isbn=9788180693977 \|accessdate=21 November 2012}}</ref> Although there had been speculation that he would be appointed Chief Minister in that government, this post went instead to [[Ramakrishna Hegde]] of the JP. Bangarappa gradually realigned himself with the INC after spending some time supporting the government of Hegde.<ref name=Telegraph20111227 />

	Bangarappa was appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1985 and held that post until 1987.<ref name=stat25 /> Following the Congress victory in 1989, he became Agriculture Minister in the [[Veerendra Patil]] cabinet. He was appointed as Chief Minister of the state in 1990 after Patil was removed on the orders of [[Rajiv Gandhi]], allegedly on health grounds. Subsequently, in 1992, Bangarappa was replaced as Chief Minister by [[Veerappa Moily]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /> During his tenure, he promoted three popular programmes: ''Aradhana'' (to revive and rebuild 36,000 religious shrines), ''Ashraya'' (to build houses for the poor) and ''Vishwa'' (financial aid for rural artisans and cottage industries).<ref name=bangarappa>{{cite news\|title=S Bangarappa: Solillada ~~saradara’s~~ many conquests\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_s-bangarappa-solillada-saradaras-many-conquests_1630604\|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis\|date=27 December 2011}}</ref> His term had been marred by several allegations of his involvement in scandals, such as that involving Classik Computers, although he was cleared of any impropriety in that case. His removal followed his government's failure in handling the [[Cauvery Dispute\|Cauvery riots]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /><ref name=Telegraph20111227>{{cite news \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|location=Calcutta \|title=Journey ends for a political traveller \|date=27 December 2011 \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111227/jsp/nation/story_14931428.jsp \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=TOI20040229>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-29/bangalore/28343135_1_kumar-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811064235/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-29/bangalore/28343135_1_kumar-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=Bangarappa to dump Cong for BJP?\|date=29 February 2004\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref>		Bangarappa was appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1985 and held that post until 1987.<ref name=stat25 /> Following the Congress victory in 1989, he became Agriculture Minister in the [[Veerendra Patil]] cabinet. He was appointed as Chief Minister of the state in 1990 after Patil was removed on the orders of [[Rajiv Gandhi]], allegedly on health grounds. Subsequently, in 1992, Bangarappa was replaced as Chief Minister by [[Veerappa Moily]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /> During his tenure, he promoted three popular programmes: ''Aradhana'' (to revive and rebuild 36,000 religious shrines), ''Ashraya'' (to build houses for the poor) and ''Vishwa'' (financial aid for rural artisans and cottage industries).<ref name=bangarappa>{{cite news\|title=S Bangarappa: Solillada saradara's many conquests\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_s-bangarappa-solillada-saradaras-many-conquests_1630604\|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis\|date=27 December 2011}}</ref> His term had been marred by several allegations of his involvement in scandals, such as that involving Classik Computers, although he was cleared of any impropriety in that case. His removal followed his government's failure in handling the [[Cauvery Dispute\|Cauvery riots]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /><ref name=Telegraph20111227>{{cite news \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|location=Calcutta \|title=Journey ends for a political traveller \|date=27 December 2011 \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111227/jsp/nation/story_14931428.jsp \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=TOI20040229>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-29/bangalore/28343135_1_kumar-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811064235/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-29/bangalore/28343135_1_kumar-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 August 2011\|title=Bangarappa to dump Cong for BJP?\|date=29 February 2004\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref>

	Bangarappa left the INC after his removal and formed the [[Karnataka Congress Party]] (KCP). His election successes after leaving the chief ministership demonstrated the extent of his personal support with the electorate, which seemed not to be reliant upon the political party to which he belonged, although his popularity declined over time. He came to be seen as a "turncoat politician" who lacked ideology and principle and who moved from one party to another according to whichever he considered to be the most likely to gain power at the time.<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 />		Bangarappa left the INC after his removal and formed the [[Karnataka Congress Party]] (KCP). His election successes after leaving the chief ministership demonstrated the extent of his personal support with the electorate, which seemed not to be reliant upon the political party to which he belonged, although his popularity declined over time. He came to be seen as a "turncoat politician" who lacked ideology and principle and who moved from one party to another according to whichever he considered to be the most likely to gain power at the time.<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 />

	Having won the [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]] assembly seat on seven occasions, Bangarappa left it and the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1996. In the same year, he contested the [[Shimoga]] constituency, a mostly agricultural area in which the [[Idiga]] caste dominated, and was elected a member of the Lok Sabha as a KCP candidate.<ref name=TOI20040229 /><ref name=Hindu20090426>{{cite news\|url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/elections2009/?p=2123\|title=Uphill struggle for Bangarappa\|date=26 April 2009\|newspaper=The Hindu\|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He then, went on to form the Karnataka Vikas Party (KVP) and lost in 1998 as a representative of the KVP. However, he was re-elected in 1999 as an INC candidate.<ref name=stat31>{{cite web\|title='People don't realise Sonia has charisma'\|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/06bang.htm\|publisher=Rediff on the Net}}</ref><ref name=stat30>{{cite news\|title=Curtains fall on a charismatic career\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/214633/content/213015/content/216700/beauty-mathematics.html\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\|date=21 November 2012}}</ref> In 2004, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)<ref name=stat1>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa joins BJP\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/05/stories/2004030505900600.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=5 March 2004}}</ref> and was re-elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] as a BJP candidate with a large majority.<ref name=stat2>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa wins by comfortable majority\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may142004/d4.asp\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\|date=14 May 2004}}</ref> In 2005 he resigned from the BJP and joined the Samajwadi Party,<ref name=stat6>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa quits BJP, at home in SP\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-10/india/27853751_1_kranti-ranga-kumar-bangarappa-s-bangarappa\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103142501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-10/india/27853751_1_kranti-ranga-kumar-bangarappa-s-bangarappa\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=10 March 2005}}</ref> sparking a by-election to the Lok Sabha that he won.<ref name=stat3>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa wins again\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060603960600.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=6 June 2005}}</ref><ref name=stat5>{{cite news\|title=The old warhorse does it again\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060604860400.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=6 June 2005}}</ref> In 2008, he contested against the BJP Chief Ministerial candidate, [[Yeddyurappa]], in the [[Shikaripura]] assembly seat<ref name=stat8>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa vs Yeddyurappa in Shikaripura\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/28kgovt1.htm\|~~publisher~~=Rediff.com\|date=28 April 2008}}</ref> and lost heavily.<ref name=stat9>{{cite news\|title=Yeddyurappa humbles Bangarappa\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/26/stories/2008052656080300.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=26 May 2008}}</ref> In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he lost to Yeddyurappa's son, [[B. Y. Raghavendra]], of the BJP.<ref name=stat10>{{cite news\|title=Shimoga: greenhorn humbles a veteran\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051754430300.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=17 May 2009}}</ref> In that last election, Bangarappa had represented the INC.<ref name=stat11>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa returns to Congress\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/15/stories/2009031559710800.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=15 March 2009}}</ref> Later, in December 2010 and with his political career in decline, Bangarappa joined the Janata Dal (Secular).<ref name=stat13>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa joins JD(S)\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bangarappa-joins-jds/418376/\|newspaper=Business Standard\|date=16 December 2010}}</ref>		Having won the [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]] assembly seat on seven occasions, Bangarappa left it and the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1996. In the same year, he contested the [[Shimoga]] constituency, a mostly agricultural area in which the [[Idiga]] caste dominated, and was elected a member of the Lok Sabha as a KCP candidate.<ref name=TOI20040229 /><ref name=Hindu20090426>{{cite news\|url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/elections2009/?p=2123\|title=Uphill struggle for Bangarappa\|date=26 April 2009\|newspaper=The Hindu\|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He then, went on to form the Karnataka Vikas Party (KVP) and lost in 1998 as a representative of the KVP. However, he was re-elected in 1999 as an INC candidate.<ref name=stat31>{{cite web\|title='People don't realise Sonia has charisma'\|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/06bang.htm\|publisher=Rediff on the Net}}</ref><ref name=stat30>{{cite news\|title=Curtains fall on a charismatic career\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/214633/content/213015/content/216700/beauty-mathematics.html\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\|date=21 November 2012}}</ref> In 2004, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)<ref name=stat1>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa joins BJP\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/05/stories/2004030505900600.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=5 March 2004}}</ref> and was re-elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] as a BJP candidate with a large majority.<ref name=stat2>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa wins by comfortable majority\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may142004/d4.asp\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\|date=14 May 2004}}</ref> In 2005 he resigned from the BJP and joined the Samajwadi Party,<ref name=stat6>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa quits BJP, at home in SP\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-10/india/27853751_1_kranti-ranga-kumar-bangarappa-s-bangarappa\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103142501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-10/india/27853751_1_kranti-ranga-kumar-bangarappa-s-bangarappa\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=10 March 2005}}</ref> sparking a by-election to the Lok Sabha that he won.<ref name=stat3>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa wins again\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060603960600.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=6 June 2005}}</ref><ref name=stat5>{{cite news\|title=The old warhorse does it again\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060604860400.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=6 June 2005}}</ref> In 2008, he contested against the BJP Chief Ministerial candidate, [[Yeddyurappa]], in the [[Shikaripura]] assembly seat<ref name=stat8>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa vs Yeddyurappa in Shikaripura\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/28kgovt1.htm\|work=Rediff.com\|date=28 April 2008}}</ref> and lost heavily.<ref name=stat9>{{cite news\|title=Yeddyurappa humbles Bangarappa\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/26/stories/2008052656080300.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=26 May 2008}}</ref> In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he lost to Yeddyurappa's son, [[B. Y. Raghavendra]], of the BJP.<ref name=stat10>{{cite news\|title=Shimoga: greenhorn humbles a veteran\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051754430300.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=17 May 2009}}</ref> In that last election, Bangarappa had represented the INC.<ref name=stat11>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa returns to Congress\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/15/stories/2009031559710800.htm\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=15 March 2009}}</ref> Later, in December 2010 and with his political career in decline, Bangarappa joined the Janata Dal (Secular).<ref name=stat13>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa joins JD(S)\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bangarappa-joins-jds/418376/\|newspaper=Business Standard\|date=16 December 2010}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	Bangarappa suffered from [[diabetes]] and died on 26 December 2011 in a [[Bangalore]] hospital due to multiple causes.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa passes away\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/214429/F\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\|date=26 December 2011 \|accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> His funeral was attended by a large number of supporters and was held with state honours at his native village.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa cremated with State honours\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bangarappa-cremated-with-state-honours/article2753489.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=28 December 2011 \|accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref>		Bangarappa suffered from [[diabetes]] and died on 26 December 2011 in a [[Bangalore]] hospital due to multiple causes.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa passes away\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/214429/F\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\|date=26 December 2011 \|accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> His funeral was attended by a large number of supporters and was held with state honours at his native village.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa cremated with State honours\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bangarappa-cremated-with-state-honours/article2753489.ece\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=28 December 2011 \|accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref>

	Police had to intervene during the funeral ceremonies due to disputes between factions, much of which appeared to revolve around family differences involving Kumar and Madhu Bangarappa.<ref name=stat19>{{cite news\|title=Post funeral, S ~~Bangarappa’s~~ sons spar\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_post-funeral-s-bangarappas-sons-spar_1631156\|newspaper=DNA\|date=29 December 2011}}</ref> Comments made by Bangarappa at the time of the 2004 assembly elections caused problems for his son, Kumar, who was at that time a minister in the INC government of [[S. M. Krishna]]. Kumar represented his father's old constituency, [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]], and differences of opinion between the two men had already surfaced, which Bangarappa appeared to delight in publicising but Kumar attempted to play down. Kumar reacted to his father's decision to join the BJP in order to contest the Lok Sabha elections by himself resigning from the INC and his ministerial role. Kumar then discovered that his politically inexperienced younger brother, [[Madhu Bangarappa]], had been selected by the BJP to fight the constituency, apparently at the instigation of his father. Kumar returned to the INC and agreed to stand for election against his brother, determined to make a point to his father and to support Krishna's desire to see Bangarappa humiliated on what was his "home turf". Bangarappa campaigned for Madhu and attempted to mobilise his own support to that end. However, although Bangarappa himself won handsomely from the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat, he was unable to secure the victory of Madhu in [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]].<ref name=Hindu20040421 />		Police had to intervene during the funeral ceremonies due to disputes between factions, much of which appeared to revolve around family differences involving Kumar and Madhu Bangarappa.<ref name=stat19>{{cite news\|title=Post funeral, S Bangarappa's sons spar\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_post-funeral-s-bangarappas-sons-spar_1631156\|newspaper=DNA\|date=29 December 2011}}</ref> Comments made by Bangarappa at the time of the 2004 assembly elections caused problems for his son, Kumar, who was at that time a minister in the INC government of [[S. M. Krishna]]. Kumar represented his father's old constituency, [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]], and differences of opinion between the two men had already surfaced, which Bangarappa appeared to delight in publicising but Kumar attempted to play down. Kumar reacted to his father's decision to join the BJP in order to contest the Lok Sabha elections by himself resigning from the INC and his ministerial role. Kumar then discovered that his politically inexperienced younger brother, [[Madhu Bangarappa]], had been selected by the BJP to fight the constituency, apparently at the instigation of his father. Kumar returned to the INC and agreed to stand for election against his brother, determined to make a point to his father and to support Krishna's desire to see Bangarappa humiliated on what was his "home turf". Bangarappa campaigned for Madhu and attempted to mobilise his own support to that end. However, although Bangarappa himself won handsomely from the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat, he was unable to secure the victory of Madhu in [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Soraba]].<ref name=Hindu20040421 />

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	Bangarappa was born on 26 October 1933 in Kubatur village, Soraba Taluk, [[Shimoga district]], Karnataka. He married Shakuntala in 1958<ref name=stat25>{{cite web\|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha\|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13KN21.htm\|publisher=Lok Sabha \|accessdate=22 November 2012 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060916172851/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13KN21.htm \|archivedate=2006-09-16}}</ref> and the couple had five children, including the actor [[Kumar Bangarappa]] and film maker Madhu Bangarappa, both of whom have also been politicians.<ref name=TOI20111226>{{cite news \|title=S Bangarappa, former Karnataka CM, passes away \|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=26 December 2011 \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558518_1_chief-minister-sarekoppa-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103185510/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558518_1_chief-minister-sarekoppa-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 November 2013 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He came from the ~~Namadhari~~-Idiga community.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bangarappa Mourned\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bangarappa-mourned/article2753929.ece?textsize=large&test=1\|accessdate=19 November 2012\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=28 December 2011}}</ref>		Bangarappa was born on 26 October 1933 in Kubatur village, Soraba Taluk, [[Shimoga district]], Karnataka. He married Shakuntala in 1958<ref name=stat25>{{cite web\|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha\|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13KN21.htm\|publisher=Lok Sabha \|accessdate=22 November 2012 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060916172851/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13KN21.htm \|archivedate=2006-09-16}}</ref> and the couple had five children, including the actor [[Kumar Bangarappa]] and film maker Madhu Bangarappa, both of whom have also been politicians.<ref name=TOI20111226>{{cite news \|title=S Bangarappa, former Karnataka CM, passes away \|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=26 December 2011 \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558518_1_chief-minister-sarekoppa-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103185510/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558518_1_chief-minister-sarekoppa-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 November 2013 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He came from the Deevaru-Idiga community.

	He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, a similar degree in Law and a Diploma in Social Science.<ref name=stat25 />		He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, a similar degree in Law and a Diploma in Social Science.<ref name=stat25 />

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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Sarekoppa Bangarappa
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|10|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Shimoga district|Kubatur]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|26|1933|10|26|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| order = 12th
| office = Chief Minister of Karnataka
| governor = [[Bhanu Pratap Singh]] [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]
| term_start = 17 October 1990
| term_end = 19 November 1992
| predecessor = [[Veerendra Patil]]
| successor = [[M. Veerappa Moily]]
| constituency_MP1 = [[Shimoga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shimoga]]
| parliament2 = Indian
| term_start2 = 6 October 1999<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-10-11|title=The 1999 Indian Parliamentary Elections and the New BJP-led Coalition Government|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011235012/http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/hardgrave/Elections1999.html|access-date=2021-08-16|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=tribuneindia... Nation|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99oct07/nation.htm|access-date=2021-08-16|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
| term_end2 = 10 March 2005
| predecessor2 = [[Ayanur Manjunath]]
| successor2 = ''Himself''
| term_start1 = 5 June 2005
| term_end1 = 12 February 2009
| predecessor1 = ''Himself''
| successor1 = [[B. Y. Raghavendra]]
| term_start3 = 1996
| term_end3 = 1998
| predecessor3 = K. G. Shivappa
| successor3 = [[Ayanur Manjunath]]
| constituency_AM4 = [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Soraba]]
| assembly4 = Karnataka
| term_start4 = 1967
| term_end4 = 1996
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 = [[Kumar Bangarappa]]
| party = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] {{small|(2010–11)}}
| otherparty = {{plainlist|
* [[Karnataka Vikas Party]]
* [[Samajwadi Party]] {{small|(2005–09)}}
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2004–05)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangarappa joins BJP|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/bangarappa-joins-bjp/205461|access-date=2021-08-16|magazine=Outlook India}}</ref>
* [[Karnataka Congress Party]] {{small|(1994–96)}}
* [[Karnataka Kranti Ranga]] {{small|(1983–1989)}}
* [[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(–1983; 1996–2004; 2009–10)}}
}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|Shakuntala|1958|2011}}
| children = 5, including [[Kumar Bangarappa|Kumar]], [[Madhu Bangarappa|Madhu]]
}}
'''Sarekoppa Bangarappa''' (26 October 1933 – 26 December 2011) was an Indian politician who was the 12th [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 1990 to 1992.

He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Karnataka between 1967 and 1996, before contesting a series of six elections for the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1996 to 2009, of which he lost two. He founded both the [[Karnataka Vikas Party]] and the [[Karnataka Congress Party]] during a 44-year career in which his supporters called him ''Solillada Saradara'' (a leader who cannot be defeated). As well as these two parties, Bangarappa was at various times a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], the [[Samajwadi Party]] and [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], and his critics described him as a party-hopper because of this.<ref name=daili20111226>{{cite news |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=125695 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service|title=Former CM Bangarappa No More |publisher=daijiworld.com |date=26 December 2011 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bangarappa was born on 26 October 1933 in Kubatur village, Soraba Taluk, [[Shimoga district]], Karnataka. He married Shakuntala in 1958<ref name=stat25>{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13KN21.htm|publisher=Lok Sabha |accessdate=22 November 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060916172851/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13KN21.htm |archivedate=2006-09-16}}</ref> and the couple had five children, including the actor [[Kumar Bangarappa]] and film maker Madhu Bangarappa, both of whom have also been politicians.<ref name=TOI20111226>{{cite news |title=S Bangarappa, former Karnataka CM, passes away |agency=Press Trust of India|date=26 December 2011 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558518_1_chief-minister-sarekoppa-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103185510/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558518_1_chief-minister-sarekoppa-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He came from the Namadhari-Idiga community.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa Mourned|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bangarappa-mourned/article2753929.ece?textsize=large&test=1|accessdate=19 November 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 December 2011}}</ref>

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, a similar degree in Law and a Diploma in Social Science.<ref name=stat25 />

==Political career==
Bangarappa began his career in politics as a [[socialist]].<ref name=TOI20111226 /> He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1967 from the [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Soraba]] constituency of Shimoga district. He became known as a champion of the [[backward class]]es,<ref name=Nanjappa20111226>{{cite news |publisher=Rediff.com |title=Bangarappa: The ultimate turncoat politician |date=26 December 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-bangarappa-the-ultimate-turn-coat-politician/20111226.htm |first=Vicky |last=Nanjappa |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> of which his [[Idiga|Deevaru]] origins made him a member.<ref name=Hindu20040421>{{cite news |newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 April 2004 |title=Bangarappa vs Bangarappa |first=Pramod |last=Mellegatti |url=http://hindu.com/2004/04/21/stories/2004042104471300.htm |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> Subsequently, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and became a minister in the government of [[Devaraj Urs]],<ref name=daili20111226/> with his first appointment being as Minister of State in the Home department in 1977. This post was followed by that of Cabinet Minister for the Public Works Department in 1978 and then Revenue and Agriculture Minister between 1980 and 1981. In 1979, he served for a year as President of the Karnataka [[Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /><ref name=stat28>{{cite web|title=Bangarappa-profile|url=http://www.veethi.com/india-people/bangarappa-profile-316-19.htm|publisher=Veethi.com}}</ref>

In 1983, he left the INC and became involved with the [[Karnataka Kranti Ranga]] (Karnataka Revolutionary Front, also known as the Kannada Kranti Ranga) that had been established a few years earlier by the now-deceased Urs. A brief alliance between the KKR and the [[Janata Party]] (JP) resulted in the 1983 election of the first non-INC government in the state.<ref name=Telegraph20111227 /><ref>{{cite book|title=Karnataka Government And Politics|pages=340–342|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM3LjKo8Uo8C&pg=PA341 |first=Midatala |last=Rani |chapter=Impact of Language on Karnataka Politics |editor1-first=Harish |editor1-last=Ramaswamy |editor2-first=S. S. |editor2-last=Patagundi |editor3-first=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda |editor3-last=Patil |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=2007 |isbn=9788180693977 |accessdate=21 November 2012}}</ref> Although there had been speculation that he would be appointed Chief Minister in that government, this post went instead to [[Ramakrishna Hegde]] of the JP. Bangarappa gradually realigned himself with the INC after spending some time supporting the government of Hegde.<ref name=Telegraph20111227 />

Bangarappa was appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1985 and held that post until 1987.<ref name=stat25 /> Following the Congress victory in 1989, he became Agriculture Minister in the [[Veerendra Patil]] cabinet. He was appointed as Chief Minister of the state in 1990 after Patil was removed on the orders of [[Rajiv Gandhi]], allegedly on health grounds. Subsequently, in 1992, Bangarappa was replaced as Chief Minister by [[Veerappa Moily]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /> During his tenure, he promoted three popular programmes: ''Aradhana'' (to revive and rebuild 36,000 religious shrines), ''Ashraya'' (to build houses for the poor) and ''Vishwa'' (financial aid for rural artisans and cottage industries).<ref name=bangarappa>{{cite news|title=S Bangarappa: Solillada saradara’s many conquests|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_s-bangarappa-solillada-saradaras-many-conquests_1630604|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=27 December 2011}}</ref> His term had been marred by several allegations of his involvement in scandals, such as that involving Classik Computers, although he was cleared of any impropriety in that case. His removal followed his government's failure in handling the [[Cauvery Dispute|Cauvery riots]].<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 /><ref name=Telegraph20111227>{{cite news |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |title=Journey ends for a political traveller |date=27 December 2011 |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111227/jsp/nation/story_14931428.jsp |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=TOI20040229>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-29/bangalore/28343135_1_kumar-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811064235/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-29/bangalore/28343135_1_kumar-bangarappa-karnataka-congress-party-s-bangarappa|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Bangarappa to dump Cong for BJP?|date=29 February 2004|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref>

Bangarappa left the INC after his removal and formed the [[Karnataka Congress Party]] (KCP). His election successes after leaving the chief ministership demonstrated the extent of his personal support with the electorate, which seemed not to be reliant upon the political party to which he belonged, although his popularity declined over time. He came to be seen as a "turncoat politician" who lacked ideology and principle and who moved from one party to another according to whichever he considered to be the most likely to gain power at the time.<ref name=Nanjappa20111226 />

Having won the [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Soraba]] assembly seat on seven occasions, Bangarappa left it and the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1996. In the same year, he contested the [[Shimoga]] constituency, a mostly agricultural area in which the [[Idiga]] caste dominated, and was elected a member of the Lok Sabha as a KCP candidate.<ref name=TOI20040229 /><ref name=Hindu20090426>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/elections2009/?p=2123|title=Uphill struggle for Bangarappa|date=26 April 2009|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> He then, went on to form the Karnataka Vikas Party (KVP) and lost in 1998 as a representative of the KVP. However, he was re-elected in 1999 as an INC candidate.<ref name=stat31>{{cite web|title='People don't realise Sonia has charisma'|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/06bang.htm|publisher=Rediff on the Net}}</ref><ref name=stat30>{{cite news|title=Curtains fall on a charismatic career|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/214633/content/213015/content/216700/beauty-mathematics.html|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=21 November 2012}}</ref> In 2004, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)<ref name=stat1>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa joins BJP|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/05/stories/2004030505900600.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 March 2004}}</ref> and was re-elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] as a BJP candidate with a large majority.<ref name=stat2>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa wins by comfortable majority|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may142004/d4.asp|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=14 May 2004}}</ref> In 2005 he resigned from the BJP and joined the Samajwadi Party,<ref name=stat6>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa quits BJP, at home in SP|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-10/india/27853751_1_kranti-ranga-kumar-bangarappa-s-bangarappa|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103142501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-10/india/27853751_1_kranti-ranga-kumar-bangarappa-s-bangarappa|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 March 2005}}</ref> sparking a by-election to the Lok Sabha that he won.<ref name=stat3>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa wins again|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060603960600.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 June 2005}}</ref><ref name=stat5>{{cite news|title=The old warhorse does it again|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060604860400.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 June 2005}}</ref> In 2008, he contested against the BJP Chief Ministerial candidate, [[Yeddyurappa]], in the [[Shikaripura]] assembly seat<ref name=stat8>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa vs Yeddyurappa in Shikaripura|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/28kgovt1.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|date=28 April 2008}}</ref> and lost heavily.<ref name=stat9>{{cite news|title=Yeddyurappa humbles Bangarappa|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/26/stories/2008052656080300.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 May 2008}}</ref> In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he lost to Yeddyurappa's son, [[B. Y. Raghavendra]], of the BJP.<ref name=stat10>{{cite news|title=Shimoga: greenhorn humbles a veteran|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051754430300.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 May 2009}}</ref> In that last election, Bangarappa had represented the INC.<ref name=stat11>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa returns to Congress|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/15/stories/2009031559710800.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 March 2009}}</ref> Later, in December 2010 and with his political career in decline, Bangarappa joined the Janata Dal (Secular).<ref name=stat13>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa joins JD(S)|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bangarappa-joins-jds/418376/|newspaper=Business Standard|date=16 December 2010}}</ref>

==Death==
Bangarappa suffered from [[diabetes]] and died on 26 December 2011 in a [[Bangalore]] hospital due to multiple causes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa passes away|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/214429/F|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=26 December 2011 |accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> His funeral was attended by a large number of supporters and was held with state honours at his native village.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangarappa cremated with State honours|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bangarappa-cremated-with-state-honours/article2753489.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 December 2011 |accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref>

Police had to intervene during the funeral ceremonies due to disputes between factions, much of which appeared to revolve around family differences involving Kumar and Madhu Bangarappa.<ref name=stat19>{{cite news|title=Post funeral, S Bangarappa’s sons spar|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_post-funeral-s-bangarappas-sons-spar_1631156|newspaper=DNA|date=29 December 2011}}</ref> Comments made by Bangarappa at the time of the 2004 assembly elections caused problems for his son, Kumar, who was at that time a minister in the INC government of [[S. M. Krishna]]. Kumar represented his father's old constituency, [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Soraba]], and differences of opinion between the two men had already surfaced, which Bangarappa appeared to delight in publicising but Kumar attempted to play down. Kumar reacted to his father's decision to join the BJP in order to contest the Lok Sabha elections by himself resigning from the INC and his ministerial role. Kumar then discovered that his politically inexperienced younger brother, [[Madhu Bangarappa]], had been selected by the BJP to fight the constituency, apparently at the instigation of his father. Kumar returned to the INC and agreed to stand for election against his brother, determined to make a point to his father and to support Krishna's desire to see Bangarappa humiliated on what was his "home turf". Bangarappa campaigned for Madhu and attempted to mobilise his own support to that end. However, although Bangarappa himself won handsomely from the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat, he was unable to secure the victory of Madhu in [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Soraba]].<ref name=Hindu20040421 />

==Positions held==
* 1967-96: Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (7 terms, from [[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Soraba]])
* 1977-78: Minister of State, Home, Government of Karnataka
* 1978-79: Cabinet Minister, P.W.D., Government of Karnataka
* 1979-80: President, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee [K.P.C.C. (I)]
* 1980-81: Minister, Revenue and Agriculture, Government of Karnataka
* 1985-87: Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
* 1989-90: Minister, Agriculture and Horticulture, Government of Karnataka
* 1990-92: Chief Minister, Karnataka
* 1996: Elected to 11th Lok Sabha as a KCP candidate
* 1998: President, Karnataka Vikas Paksha; but came third in Lok Sabha election in Shimoga seat.
* 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) as an INC candidate
* 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term) as a BJP candidate
* 2005: Re-elected to Lok Sabha in a by-election from Samajwadi party .
* 2008: Lost in State Assembly elections (to Yediyurappa in [[Shikaripura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shikaripura]])
* 2009: Lost in 2009 General Elections of Lok Sabha, [[Shimoga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shimoga]] seat
* December 2010 Joined the JD (S)

==References==
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