Politics of Karnataka

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The politics of Karnataka is represented by three major political parties, the Indian National Congress, the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Janata Dal (Secular) and the Indian National Congress led coalition government was in power in the state since May, 2018, till July, 2019. H.D. Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) was the Chief Minister from 23 May, 2018, to 23 July, 2019. Now Siddaramaiah of INC is incumbent, forming the government since 20 May 2023.

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## In national politics

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Karnataka consists of 28 parliamentary constituencies from which 28 members of parliament get elected to the Lok Sabha. Several politicians and bureaucrats from Karnataka have served at the center at various times in different capacities. Deve Gowda, who hails from Hassan served as the Prime minister of India in 1996. C. K. Jaffer Sharief from Chitradurga is a veteran Congressman and 9-time MP and former Minister of Railways of Government of India. B. D. Jatti from Bijapur served as the Vice President and also as acting President in the past. S.Nigalingappa from Chitradurga was Congress I president.

### Members of Parliament

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#### Lok Sabha

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Main article: List of Lok Sabha members from Karnataka

#### Rajya Sabha

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Main article: List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka

## Elections

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Main article: Elections in Karnataka

## Chief ministers

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Main article: List of chief ministers of Karnataka

## Deputy ministers

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Main article: List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

## Political parties

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### State parties

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Janata dal (secular)

### Other parties

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### Alliances

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#### INC

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## Political crisis

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### 2011 Karnataka political crisis

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### 2019 Karnataka political crisis

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Main article: 2019 Karnataka political crisis

## Civic organizations

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There are several organizations like B.PAC (Bangalore Political Action Committee) which help in the civic administration of Bangalore.[1] These organizations are formed by responsible citizens of India like Narayana Murthy (founder of InfoSys), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biocon), T. V. Mohandas Pai, Nooraine Fazal (educationist), etc. These organizations help in creating social awareness programs, forming transparency in governance, raise voice against corruption, funding for candidates and strive towards the welfare of Citizens.[2]

## See also

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* Elections in Karnataka
* Government of Karnataka
* Karnataka Legislative Assembly

## References

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1. ^ "BPAC - A civic organization launched for better governance". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
2. ^ "BPAC agenda for better city governance unveiled". The New Indian Express. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

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