Balachandra Jarkiholi

Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi (b 1966) is an Indian politician who is the current MLA from Arabhavi, Belgaum district and chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation.[1] He and his 4 brothers are all very active in local politics.

Balachandra Jarkiholi
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, from Arabhavi
Assumed office
2013
Minister for Municipalities and Local Bodies
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2013
Minister for Social Welfare
and
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2004–2008
Chairman of the Karnataka Milk Federation
Assumed office
1 September 2019
Preceded byH. D. Revanna
Personal details
Born (1966-06-01) 1 June 1966
Gokak
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician

Political career

He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Arabhavi constituency in Belgaum district in 2004 and 2008 on a Janata Dal (Secular) ticket. In 2013 and 2018 he fought the election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket and won again from Arabhavi.[2]

Ministry

He was a Minister in the H.D. Kumaraswamy led 2004 and 2008 Government.[3][4]

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.[5][6]

He was one of the 7 MLAs fell for Operation Kamala and resigned in 2008. [7][8]

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gollark: I'm probably just used to really low-quality monitors.
gollark: I'm not exactly *against* it. I just don't consider it worth it.
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gollark: It burns increasingly large amounts of power and CPU time for something I personally don't care about,

References
  1. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Arabhavi Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. "Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi (Winner)". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. "Profiles of new Ministers". thehindu.com. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. "Balachandra Jarkiholi bereaved". The Hindu. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008" – via The Economic Times.
  6. "Congress in Pondy announces protest against "horse trading" by BJP in Karnataka, Goa". 13 July 2019 – via The Economic Times.
  7. "A fraternal fight that brought down the Karnataka government and threatens the next one". The News Minute. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  8. "What is Operation Kamal?". 16 May 2018.
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