K. Shivanagouda Naik
K. Shivanagouda Nayakais an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former minister of Karnataka. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Raichur district. He unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Raichur against B V Nayak.[1]
Controversies
Operation Kamala
Operation Kamala, also known as Operation Lotus is a term coined in 2008, when India's former minister G. Janardhana Reddy in the state of Karnataka, used all possible tricks (persuade, bribe, punishment, divide) to secure support from legislators bypassing the anti-defection law, so as to take the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) past the majority number.[2][3][4][5][6] Operation Lotus refers to "poaching" or "bribing" of MLAs and MPs of other parties by the BJP, mainly of their rival the Indian National Congress party (INC), often to form government in states where they do not have the majority.[7]
He was one of the 7 MLAs fell for Operation Kamala and resigned in 2008. [8]
References
- ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131017/news-politics/article/former-minister-shivanagouda-naik-plans-remake-movie-leader
- ^ Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "DH Deciphers | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "What is Operation Kamala ? Will BJP manage a repeat of 2008?". The Statesman. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "'Operation Kamala' 2.0 in Karnataka: Union Minister behind efforts to bring down Congress-JDS government, claim sources". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Aji, Sowmya (15 May 2009). "BJP's 'poach-all' operation in Karnataka". India Today. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "op-lotus-in-punjab-mlas-offered-25-crores-each-aap-minister-claims".
- ^ "What is Operation Kamal?". 16 May 2018.
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