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Dr. '''Keshava <ref>myneta}}</ref> Sudhakar''' is an Indian politician who is the current [[Medical Education]] & [[Health]] minister of [[Karnataka]]. Also District in charge of [[Chikkaballapura]] [[district]].He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Chikkaballapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chikkaballapur]] in the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and later was Re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] In Bye election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=691|title=PRATAP GOUDA PATIL(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Maski(RAICHUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|website=myneta.info|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-bjp-congress-jds-2696524.html|title=Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More|last=Madhuri|first=|date=2018-05-15|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms|title=Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP|date=2019-11-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rebel-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-to-join-bjp-after-sc-allows-them-to-contest-bypolls|title=Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
'''Keshava Reddy Sudhakar''' is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020. He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] from [[Chikkaballapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chikkaballapur]] in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and later was Re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=691|title=PRATAP GOUDA PATIL(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Maski(RAICHUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-bjp-congress-jds-2696524.html|title=Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More|last=Madhuri|date=2018-05-15|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms|title=Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP|date=2019-11-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rebel-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-to-join-bjp-after-sc-allows-them-to-contest-bypolls|title=Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>


He is the youngest cabinet minister in the [[Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry]] being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department.
He was the youngest cabinet minister in the [[Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry]] being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department. He was again sworn-in as a minister in the [[Basavaraj Bommai ministry]].


During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka]] he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] and Minister of Health  and Family Welfare [[B. Sriramulu]] and few others. He was key participant of many key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.<ref>https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-government-forms-rapid-response-teams-to-contain-coronavirus-11583316625193.html</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html|title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref>
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka]] he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]] and Minister of Health  and Family Welfare [[B. Sriramulu]] and few others. He was key participant of many key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-government-forms-rapid-response-teams-to-contain-coronavirus-11583316625193.html|title = Karnataka government forms rapid response teams to contain coronavirus|date = 4 March 2020}}</ref>
 
==Controversies==
===Operation Kamala===
{{Main|Operation Kamala|Operation Kamala in Karnataka}}
{{#section:Operation Kamala|lead section}}
 
He was one of the 15 MLAs fell for 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)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html|title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref>


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K. Sudhakar
File:Dr K Sudhakar.jpg
Cabinet Minister
Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
6 February 2020
Template:CentreTemplate:Centre
Minister of Health & Family Welfare12 October 2020 - Incumbent
Minister of Medical Education6 February 2020 - Incumbent
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byK. P. Bache Gowda
ConstituencyChikballapur
Minister in-charge of Chikkaballapur District
Assumed office
April 2020
Personal details
Born (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 53)
Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
(till 2019)
Spouse(s)Preethi
Children3
ResidenceSadashivanagar, Bangalore
EducationM.B.B.S at Sri Siddhartha Medical College

Keshava Reddy Sudhakar is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and later was Re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3][4]

He was the youngest cabinet minister in the Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department. He was again sworn-in as a minister in the Basavaraj Bommai ministry.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and Minister of Health and Family Welfare B. Sriramulu and few others. He was key participant of many key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.[5]

Controversies

Operation Kamala

Main articles: Operation Kamala and Operation Kamala in Karnataka

Operation Kamala is a term coined in 2008, when former minister G. Janardhana Reddy used a method to secure support from legislators bypassing the Anti-Defection Law, so as to take BJP past the majority number.[6][7][8][9][10]

He was one of the 15 MLAs fell for 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).[11]

References

  1. ↑ "PRATAP GOUDA PATIL(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Maski(RAICHUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Madhuri (15 May 2018). "Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP". The Economic Times. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka government forms rapid response teams to contain coronavirus". 4 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "DH Deciphers | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "What is Operation Kamala ? Will BJP manage a repeat of 2008?". The Statesman. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "'Operation Kamala' 2.0 in Karnataka: Union Minister behind efforts to bring down Congress-JDS government, claim sources". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Aji, Sowmya (15 May 2009). "BJP's 'poach-all' operation in Karnataka". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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