Politics of Karnataka
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 Basavaraj Bommai of BJP is incumbent as caretaker, forming the government since
26 July 2019.
In national politics
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.
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Elections
Chief ministers
Deputy ministers
Political parties
INC
Political crisis
2019 Karnataka political crisis
Civic organizations
There are several organizations like BPAC (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), 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]
References
- "BPAC - A civic organization launched for better governance". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- "BPAC agenda for better city governance unveiled". The New Indian Express. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2020.