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	Born in [[Venur]], a small town of erstwhile [[South Canara]] in 1951, Kumar earned degrees in science from Sri Mahaveera College, [[Moodabidri]] and law from [[Udupi]] Law College and held a number of influential positions in a political career that spanned decades. A firm believer of the RSS' Hindutva ideology, Kumar began his political career in the youth wing of [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] and later went on to become a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1983. In 1991, he was elected to the [[10th Lok Sabha]] defeating the Congress stalwart [[Janardhana Poojary]], Union Minister of State for Finance during the tenure of [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Rajiv Gandhi]].		Born in [[Venur]], a small town of erstwhile [[South Canara]] in 1951, Kumar earned degrees in science from Sri Mahaveera College, [[Moodabidri]] and law from [[Udupi]] Law College and held a number of influential positions in a political career that spanned decades. A firm believer of the RSS' Hindutva ideology, Kumar began his political career in the youth wing of [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] and later went on to become a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1983. In 1991, he was elected to the [[10th Lok Sabha]] defeating the Congress stalwart [[Janardhana Poojary]], Union Minister of State for Finance during the tenure of [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Rajiv Gandhi]].

	With the rise of the [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] in [[Karnataka]], Kumar went on to represent the [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)]] for four successive terms and served as Union Minister, thrice in the [[Government of India]] when the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power. He was cabinet minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999 to 2000 and Union Minister of State for Textiles from 2000 to 2003. Despite of being a sitting MP, he was denied ticket for 2004 Loksabha election from [[Mangalore]], instead [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] was preferred. During Yeddyurappa's tenure as chief minister between 2008 and 2011, Dhananjay became one of his closest confidantes.		With the rise of the [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] in [[Karnataka]], Kumar went on to represent the [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)]] for four successive terms and served as Union Minister, thrice in the [[Government of India]] when the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power. He was cabinet minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999 to 2000 and Union Minister of State for Textiles from 2000 to 2003. Despite being a sitting MP, he was denied ticket for 2004 Loksabha election from [[Mangalore]], instead [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] was preferred. During Yeddyurappa's tenure as chief minister between 2008 and 2011, Dhananjay became one of his closest confidantes.

	He was known for being staunchly loyal to BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa and was in the news in October 2012 for allegedly making abusive remarks against the central leadership for ousting Yeddyurappa from the Chief Minister's post. BJP, angered by Kumar's criticisms against leaders such [[L. K. Advani]], expelled him. After leaving the saffron party with [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]], a former chief minister of Karnataka, Kumar was instrumental in starting a new political outfit, [[Karnataka Janata Party]]. Dhananjay was even made the state president of the short-lived party. Soon Yeddyurappa rejoined the BJP and is now its leader in Karnataka. But, BJP never allowed Kumar, who spit venom against top leaders of party like Advani to rejoin the party. He later joined the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] to contest 2014 Loksabha election from [[Udupi]] and lost very badly. He joined the Congress party, the party whom he fought against and defeated earlier. He was unable to actively participate due to ill ~~heath~~.		He was known for being staunchly loyal to BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa and was in the news in October 2012 for allegedly making abusive remarks against the central leadership for ousting Yeddyurappa from the Chief Minister's post. BJP, angered by Kumar's criticisms against leaders such as [[L. K. Advani]], expelled him. After leaving the saffron party with [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]], a former chief minister of Karnataka, Kumar was instrumental in starting a new political outfit, [[Karnataka Janata Party]]. Dhananjay was even made the state president of the short-lived party. Soon Yeddyurappa rejoined the BJP and is now its leader in Karnataka. But, BJP never allowed Kumar, who spit venom against top leaders of party like Advani to rejoin the party. He later joined the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] to contest 2014 Loksabha election from [[Udupi]] and lost very badly. He joined the Congress party, the party whom he fought against and defeated earlier. He was unable to actively participate due to ill health.

	Kumar died at Unity Hospital in Mangalore on 4 March 2019 after a prolonged illness due to kidney problem.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/v-dhananjay-kumar-dies-1469989-2019-03-04\|title=V Dhananjay Kumar, Congressman expelled from BJP for criticising LK Advani, dies at 67\|agency=Ist\|newspaper=India Today}}; {{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-union-minister-and-4-time-mangaluru-mp-v-dhananjay-kumar-passes-away-97720\|title=Former Union Minister and 4-time Mangaluru MP V Dhananjay Kumar passes away\|date=4 March 2019\|website=The News Minute}}</ref>		Kumar died at Unity Hospital in Mangalore on 4 March 2019 after a prolonged illness due to kidney problem.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/v-dhananjay-kumar-dies-1469989-2019-03-04\|title=V Dhananjay Kumar, Congressman expelled from BJP for criticising LK Advani, dies at 67\|agency=Ist\|newspaper=India Today}}; {{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-union-minister-and-4-time-mangaluru-mp-v-dhananjay-kumar-passes-away-97720\|title=Former Union Minister and 4-time Mangaluru MP V Dhananjay Kumar passes away\|date=4 March 2019\|website=The News Minute}}</ref>

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| image = danajaya_kumar001.png  |
| birth_name = Venur Dhananjay Kumar Alva
| caption =
| office = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]] and [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Tourism]]
| primeminister = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| predecessor = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| successor = [[C. M. Ibrahim]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
| term_start1 = 1991
| term_end1 = 2004
| constituency1 = [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangalore]]
| predecessor1 = [[Janardhana Poojary]]
| successor1 = [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|07|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Venur]], [[Karnataka]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|03|04|1951|07|04|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mangalore]]
| spouse = Vanitha D Kumar
| children = 2, Pavithra V, Parinith Alva
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Dhananjaya Kumar joins Cong.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dhananjaya-kumar-joins-cong/article19425308.ece|access-date=12 March 2018|work=The Hindu|date=4 August 2017}}</ref>
| otherparty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2014/mar/17/Dhananjaya-Kumar-Joins-JDS-587093.html|title=Dhananjaya Kumar Joins JD(S)|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
| residence = [[Bangalore]]
}}
'''Venur Dhananjay Kumar Alva''' (4 July 1951{{spnd}}4 March 2019) was a former Union and Cabinet minister of [[India]] and a former [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangalore]]. He was cabinet minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999 to 2000 and Union Minister of State for Textiles from 2000 to 2003. He was also one of the first few BJP MPs to be elected from south India, at a time when the Congress party's reach was at its peak.

Kumar went on to represent the Mangalore constituency in the [[Lok Sabha]] for four successive terms. Earlier in 1983, he was elected as a BJP MLA from Mangalore assembly constituency comfortably defeating sitting MLA from Congress, P. F. Rodrigues, even before he became an MP. Being a staunch loyalist of former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]], he was elected as the president of the new [[Karnataka Janata Party]]. He was the [[Special representative of the Government of Karnataka to the Union Government]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/bsys-close-lieutenant-dhananjay-kumar-to-head-new-party-1352447902|title=BSY’s close lieutenant Dhananjay Kumar to head new party|website=Jagran Post}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Venur]], a small town of erstwhile [[South Canara]] in 1951, Kumar earned degrees in science from Sri Mahaveera College, [[Moodabidri]] and law from [[Udupi]] Law College and held a number of influential positions in a political career that spanned decades. A firm believer of the RSS' Hindutva ideology, Kumar began his political career in the youth wing of [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] and later went on to become a Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1983. In 1991, he was elected to the [[10th Lok Sabha]] defeating the Congress stalwart [[Janardhana Poojary]], Union Minister of State for Finance during the tenure of [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Rajiv Gandhi]].

With the rise of the [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] in [[Karnataka]], Kumar went on to represent the [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)]] for four successive terms and served as Union Minister, thrice in the [[Government of India]] when the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power. He was cabinet minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999 to 2000 and Union Minister of State for Textiles from 2000 to 2003. Despite of being a sitting MP, he was denied ticket for 2004 Loksabha election from [[Mangalore]], instead [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] was preferred. During Yeddyurappa's tenure as chief minister between 2008 and 2011, Dhananjay became one of his closest confidantes.

He was known for being staunchly loyal to BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa and was in the news in October 2012 for allegedly making abusive remarks against the central leadership for ousting Yeddyurappa from the Chief Minister's post. BJP, angered by Kumar's criticisms against leaders such [[L. K. Advani]], expelled him. After leaving the saffron party with [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]], a former chief minister of Karnataka, Kumar was instrumental in starting a new political outfit, [[Karnataka Janata Party]]. Dhananjay was even made the state president of the short-lived party. Soon Yeddyurappa rejoined the BJP and is now its leader in Karnataka. But, BJP never allowed Kumar, who spit venom against top leaders of party like Advani to rejoin the party. He later joined the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] to contest 2014 Loksabha election from [[Udupi]] and lost very badly. He joined the Congress party, the party whom he fought against and defeated earlier. He was unable to actively participate due to ill heath.

Kumar died at Unity Hospital in Mangalore on 4 March 2019 after a prolonged illness due to kidney problem.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/v-dhananjay-kumar-dies-1469989-2019-03-04|title=V Dhananjay Kumar, Congressman expelled from BJP for criticising LK Advani, dies at 67|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today}}; {{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-union-minister-and-4-time-mangaluru-mp-v-dhananjay-kumar-passes-away-97720|title=Former Union Minister and 4-time Mangaluru MP V Dhananjay Kumar passes away|date=4 March 2019|website=The News Minute}}</ref>

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