Sadananda Gowda

Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda (born 18 March 1953) is an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from 14 November 2018 to 7 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from 5 July 2016 to 24 May 2019 in the First Modi ministry. He is representing the Bangalore North constituency. He also held Ministry of Railways and other cabinet positions in the First Modi ministry. He also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Sadananda Gowda
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office
14 November 2018 – 7 July 2021 [1]
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byAnanth Kumar
Succeeded byMansukh L. Mandaviya
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation
In office
5 July 2016 – 24 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byV. K. Singh
Succeeded byRao Inderjit Singh
Minister of Law and Justice
In office
9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRavi Shankar Prasad
Succeeded byRavi Shankar Prasad
Minister of Railways
In office
26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMallikarjun Kharge
Succeeded bySuresh Prabhakar Prabhu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
5 June 2014
Preceded byD. B. Chandre Gowda
ConstituencyBangalore North
Majority147,518 (9.4%)
In office
22 May 2009 – 4 August 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byK. Jayaprakash Hegde
ConstituencyUdupi-Chikmagalur
Majority27,018 (3.2%)
In office
17 May 2004 – 22 May 2009
Preceded byV. Dhananjay Kumar
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyMangalore
Majority33,415 (4.2%)
Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
23 May 2013 – 26 May 2014
Preceded byS. R. Patil, INC
Succeeded byK. S. Eshwarappa, BJP
14th Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office
4 August 2011 – 11 July 2012
Preceded byB. S. Yeddyurappa
Succeeded byJagadish Shettar
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
In office
2006–2010
Preceded byJagadish Shettar
Succeeded byK. S. Eshwarappa
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–2004
Preceded byVinay Kumar Sorake
Succeeded byShakunthala T. Shetty
ConstituencyPuttur
Personal details
Born
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda

(1953-03-18) 18 March 1953
Mandekolu, Madras State, (present-day Karnataka) India[2]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Datty
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(m. 1981)​
Children2
Alma materSt. Philomena's College, Puttur
Vaikunta Baliga College of Law
Websitesadanandagowda.com

He previously served as the Minister of Law and Justice, having been shifted from the Ministry of Railways in the cabinet reshuffle of 5 July 2016.[3] At the end of the previous Lok Sabha, he was the Minister of Statistics and Program Implementation. He then stepped down from his post of Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.

Early life

Sadananda Gowda was born in a Tulu Gowda family of Venkappa Gowda and Kamala in Mandekolu village of Sulya taluk in Karnataka.[4][5][6] Gowda graduated in Science from Saint Philomena College, Puttur and went on to obtain his degree in law at Udupi's Vaikunta Baliga College of Law. He became active in student politics during this period and was elected General Secretary of the Students Union of the Law College. Subsequently, he became the District General Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

In 1976, he started practising law at both Sulya and Puttur. He was a public prosecutor for a brief period at Sirsi in the District of Uttara Kannada but resigned from his position to concentrate on his political career.[7] Sadananda Gowda has served in the Co-operative Movement in Karnataka in various capacities:

  • Vice-president of SCDCC Bank, Mangalore
  • Director, SKACM Society, Mangalore
  • Director, CAMPCO, Mangalore (1991–94)
  • President, Mandekolu S.C.Society, Mandekolu, Sullia
  • Member, State PLD Bank staff Selection Committee (1989–90)

Sadananda Gowda has worked for the labour movement being the General Secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Puttur Division and President of Sullia Taluk Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Owners Union.

Political career
D.V. Sadananda Gowda taking charge as the Union Minister for Law & Justice, in New Delhi on 10 November 2014.

He began his political career as a member of the Jan Sangh. He was President of the party's Sulya Assembly segment. After the split of the Janata Party, he became a member of the BJP. Later on, he served the BJP as Dakshina Kannada BJP Yuva Morcha President, Dakshina Kannada BJP Vice-president, State BJP Yuva Morcha Secretary (1983–88), State BJP Secretary (2003–04) and National Secretary of the party (2004).

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Sadananda Gowda was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1994 and 1999 from the Puttur Assembly seat in Dakshina Kannada. He became Deputy Leader of the Opposition in his second term as MLA. He has served in various committees of the Karnataka State legislature including the Cell for preparing Draft Bill on prohibiting Atrocities on Women, Karnataka, the Committee of Energy, Fuel, and Power, and the Committee for Public Undertaking. He was nominated as the President of the Public Accounts Committee in 2003.[8]

Lok Sabha

He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from the Mangalore Lok Sabha seat, defeating Veerappa Moily of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 32,314 votes.[9] In 2009, the party shifted him to the Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency.[10] In parliament, he was on the Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Committee on Commerce. The Government of India had appointed him as Director of Coffee Board during January 2005.

In 2006, Sadananda Gowda was appointed President of Karnataka State BJP. He earned national prominence being the President when BJP won an assembly election for the first time in South India in May 2008.[11]

He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Udupi Chikmagalur Constituency before he became the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Chief Minister of Karnataka

Sadananda Gowda was chosen as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in August 2011 following the resignation of his mentor B.S. Yeddyurappa in an illegal mining case.[12] Handpicked by Yeddyurappa, he was the second ethnic Tuluva Chief Minister of Karnataka after Veerappa Moily. As Chief Minister, he strived hard to improve the image of his party that had been tarnished due to allegations of corruption. He introduced various schemes such as Sakaala, aimed at providing time-bound services at government offices. But within a few months of becoming Chief Minister, he fell out with Yeddyurappa and was unable to unite the various factions of the party. In July 2012, he was asked to resign to make way for Jagadish Shettar when dissident activities in the party peaked.[13]

After suffering a big loss in the May 2013 elections, BJP elected DV Sadananda Gowda as the opposition leader of legislative council in Karnataka.[14]

D.V. Sadananda Gowda taking charge as the Union Minister for Railways, in New Delhi on 27 May 2014

On 26 May 2014, Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's newly elected government. He was put in charge of the Ministry of Railways.[15] He presented his maiden budget on 8 July 2014.

Cabinet minister in Modi's second term government

On 30 May 2019, Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term government. He was put in charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.[16] He then stepped down from his post of Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers as directed by the prime minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.[17]

Accusations

As part of the #Metoo movement, a former BJP Mahila Morcha member accused Gowda in 2018 of inappropriately behaving with her when Gowda was Karnataka's chief minister. She claimed that Gowda would constantly call her and invite her to meet him at his office and have lunch with him. She also claimed that Gowda touched her body parts and attempted to make physical contact with her in a variety of ways. Gowda said that he was not the CM during that period and said "Everyone knows how I am and what I am. I do not want to say anything about this to anyone right now."[18][19]

Cybersex

A video clip purportedly showing Gowda in a sexually compromising position with an unidentified woman over a video call went viral on social media in September 2021. Gowda said that he has lodged a police complaint and alleged that the “fake, fabricated, concocted” video was “politically motivated” and said that it was created to tarnish his image.[20][21]

Positions held

Family

Sadananda Gowda married Datty Sadananda in 1981, with whom he had two sons.[5] In 2003, their elder son Kaushik, a medical student, died in a road accident near Puttur.[23][5] Their younger son, Karthik Gowda, is a businessman.[5]

References
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  3. "Manohar Parrikar gets Defence, Suresh Prabhu Railways, Sadananda Gowda shifted to Law and Justice". News 18. Press Trust of India. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. Gowda, Aravind (15 September 2011). "Caste war heats up as Sadananda isn't Gowda enough". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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  6. "Mangalore : D V Sadananda Gowda – Destiny's Child". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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  9. "Moily loses to Sadananda Gowda". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 27 June 2004.
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