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Laxman Sangappa Savadi
8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
Assumed office
26 August 2019
GovernorVajubhai Vala
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byG. Parameshwara
Minister of Transport
(Government of Karnataka)
Assumed office
26 August 2019
GovernorVajubhai Vala
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byD.C. Thammanna
Minister of Agriculture
(Government of Karnataka)
In office
20 August 2019 – 10 February 2020
GovernorVajubhai Vala
Preceded byN. H. Shivashankara Reddy
Succeeded byB. C. Patil
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
Assumed office
17 February 2020
Preceded byRizwan Arshad
ConstituencyKarnataka
Minister of Cooperation Department excluding Agriculture Department, Government of Karnataka
In office
30 May 2008 – 8 February 2012
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
14 May 2004 – 14 May 2018
Preceded byDongargaon Shahajan Ismail
Succeeded byMahesh Kumathalli
ConstituencyAthani
Personal details
Born (1960-02-16) 16 February 1960 (age 64)
Naganur (P.K.)[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Laxman Sangappa Savadi is an Indian politician and the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka since 26 August 2019. He is also the Minister for transport in the Karnataka Government. He had also served as Minister for Cooperation in the Second B.S.Yeddurappa Ministry and D. V. Sadananda Gowda Government. He was elected to the legislative assembly from Athani constituency in 2004, 2008 and 2013 as a BJP candidate. On 20 August 2019 he was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa. On 17 February 2020 he was elected as an MLC by securing 113 votes out of the 120 votes polled.[2]

He resigned as a Minister on 8 February 2012 during the Karnataka video clip controversy.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ MYNETA}}
  2. ^ "Laxman Savadi cakewalks into Legislative Council". Deccan Herald. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Doublespeak on women and morality". BANGALORE: The Hindu. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Opposition lashes out at BJP". BANGALORE: IBM. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.