Narayana Gowda

Kaigonahalli Chikkegowda Narayana Gowda is an Indian social activist, politician [1] who is the current Minister of Municipal Administration and Horticulture, Sericulture in Government of Karnataka, India[2].

K. C. Narayana Gowda
Minister of Horticulture
Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
6 February 2020
Preceded byV. Somanna, BJP
Minister of Sericulture
Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
6 February 2020
Preceded byV. Somanna, BJP
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 May 2018
ConstituencyKrishnarajpet
Minister of Municipal Administration
Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
6 February 2020
Personal details
Born (1966-06-21) 21 June 1966
Kaigonahalli,
Krishnarajpete taluka
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)Devaki
ChildrenKoyal, neha
ResidenceKrishnarajpet
EducationBachelors in hotel management

Early life

Narayana Gowda was born on 21 June 1966 to Chikkegowda and Puttamma in Kaigonahalli, Krishnarajpet taluk of Mandya district[3].

Narayana Gowda has three brothers and two sisters. He studied up to seventh standard and was doing some odd jobs. At the age of 17, he left for Mumbai (then Bombay) in search of a livelihood. He started off as a driver in a hotel in Mumbai, like many youth of KR Pet and Nagamangala taluks. He worked even as a server in hotels, later as manager. He then opened a hotel, meanwhile, he completed SSLC and did a diploma in Hotel Management to equip himself better for the hospitality industry.

At present, Narayana Gowda owns three hotels. Besides, he also developed townships in Kolhapur. He is the founding director of Jayalakshmi Cooperative Bank in Mumbai. He is also the president of Horanadu Kannada Sangha in Mumbai.

Following success in business, Narayana Gowda started social service by donating books, uniforms, plates, tumblers and stationery items to students in schools. He used to organise free health camps and established vocational training centres in KR Pet taluk. Women were trained in operating mechanised sewing machines in the centres. Following his popularity in KR Pet taluk, due to his social work, his well-wishers inducted him into politics.

Political Career

He unsuccessfully contested on a BSP ticket in the 2008 Assembly polls[4]. Then, he joined the JD(S) and won the 2013 and 2018 Assembly polls, despite many odds of being ill after filing his nomination and JD(S) Supremo issuing the party’s ‘C’ form to another aspirant B.L. Devaraj, who had staged a protest along with his supporters in Krishnarajpet town in 2018[5]. His assets was estimated to be Rs 9 crore and liabilities was around 1 crore in 2013, an increase from 7 crore assets in 2008, which further increased to 12 crores in 2018[6]. He resigned (on 6 July 2019) as an MLA in 2019 and managed to get re-elected on a BJP ticket by defeating B.L. Devaraj of JD(S), who was given ‘C’ form during 2018 Assembly polls. This came as a surprise since JD(S) had a strong presence in both Mysuru and Mandya districts, where out of the 11 Assembly segments in Mysuru district, the JD(S) won five and swept all the seven seats in Mandya district in the 2018 Assembly polls[7]. He accused women from Deve Gowda family for his decision to resign from his Assembly membership. Further he accused that they constantly interfered in the works of his Constituency and supporting his opponents and Both Gowda and his son Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy did not help despite repeated requests, finally accusing that he felt humiliated as the elected representatives like him were made to stand near the place where Deve Gowda’s family kept their slippers. Even many other Party insiders of Janata Dal (Secular) had mad similar accusations that Deve Gowda’s six children, including daughters and also close aides interfere in the administration and transfers in one way or the other. They have been known to treat MLAs and MLCs with disrespect. Narayanagowda alleged that he suggested Nikhil Kumaraswamy not to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Mandya since it will be a tough fight against Sumalatha Ambarish, who finally managed to win the polls. He claimed that a grant of Rs. 6 crore was given to his political opponent for taking up development work in his own Constituency and then JD(S) State President A.H. Vishwanath (who also resigned the MLA post) was not given a free hand and only remained as JD(S) State Unit President only in name[8].

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.[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][12] [13][14][15][16]

References
    1. Face to face with Narayana Gowda - thatskannada.com (Kannada)
    2. Narayana Gowda confident of place in Karnataka Cabinet https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/narayana-gowda-confident-of-place-in-karnataka-cabinet/article30729899.ece
    3. https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mysuru/self-made-man-k-c-narayana-gowda-becomes-minister-in-yediyurappa-cabinet-802425.html Self-made man K C Narayana Gowda becomes minister in Yediyurappa cabinet
    4. https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3783-karnataka-2008/?do=download&r=8908&confirm=1&t=1&csrfKey=25bd12655032232266d50a471c3b2e4f NARAYANA GOWDA KRISHNARAJPET (MANDYA)
    5. https://starofmysore.com/k-r-pet-mla-falls-ill/ K.R. Pet MLA Falls Ill
    6. https://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=1011 NARAYANA GOWDA KRISHNARAJPET (MANDYA)
    7. https://starofmysore.com/epicentre-of-political-quake/ Epicentre Of Political Quake
    8. https://starofmysore.com/women-of-gowda-family-humiliated-me-says-k-r-pet-rebel-mla/ Women Of Gowda Family Humiliated Me, Says K.R. Pet Rebel MLA
    9. Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008" – via The Economic Times.
    10. "Congress in Pondy announces protest against "horse trading" by BJP in Karnataka, Goa". 13 July 2019 – via The Economic Times.
    11. "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    12. Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
    13. MyNeta
    14. Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More
    15. Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP
    16. Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls
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