Anand Asnotikar

Asnotikar Anand Vasant is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Karwar in the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3]

Controversies

Operation Kamala
Main articles: Operation Kamala and Operation Kamala in Karnataka

“Operation Kamala” (hybrid word from the English Operation and the Kannada Kamala meaning "Lotus" an Election symbol of BJP.) was a term coined in 2008, when the BJP was three seats short of majority to form the government in Karnataka under B. S. Yeddyurappa. Former minister and minelord G. Janardhana Reddy worked out a method to circumvent the Anti-Defection Law and secured the support of legislators needed to take BJP past the majority mark. Opposition parties alleged that the BJP is now expanding Operation Kamala nationwide, while BJP continues to deny this allegation.[4][5]

He was one of the 7 MLAs fell for Operation Kamala and resigned in 2008.[6]

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References
    1. https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf
    2. "Former BJP Minister Asnotikar joins JD(S)". 15 January 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
    3. "Cong, JD-S MLAs quit, to join BJP". Hindustan Times. 7 July 2008.
    4. Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008" – via The Economic Times.
    5. "Congress in Pondy announces protest against "horse trading" by BJP in Karnataka, Goa". 13 July 2019 – via The Economic Times.
    6. "What is Operation Kamal?". 16 May 2018.


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