Shrimant Balasaheb Patil is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Kagwad in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[3][4][5][6] He was one among the 17 Congress and JD(S) legislators who withdrew their support to the H.D.Kumaraswamy government in 2019. He was disqualified from his position as legislator and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won reelection from Kagwad and was inducted into the ministry of B. S. Yediyurappa in 2020. However, he was not included into the Council of ministers when Basavaraj Bommai became Chief minister.

Shrimant Patil
Minister of Handloom & Textiles from Commerce and Industries department

Minister of Minority welfare

Government of Karnataka
In office
6 February 2020 – 26 July 2021
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2018–2023
Preceded byBharamgoud Alagoud Kage (Raju Kage)
Succeeded byRaju Kage
ConstituencyKagwad
Personal details
Born (1955-01-31) 31 January 1955 (age 69)
Kempwad, Belgaum[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
(till 2019)
OccupationAgriculturist, Businessman, Educationist, Politician[2]

Education edit

He completed SSLC (10th Standard) from Shri Siddeshwara High School, Mole which is affiliated to Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, Bangalore in 1970. Later he did B.Sc[7] graduation from College of Agriculture, Kolhapur (affiliated to Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri) in 1974.[8][9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kagwad-candidate-lives-in-maharashtra/article30123037.ece Kagwad candidate lives in Maharashtra
  2. ^ http://www.athanisugars.com/board-member Board of Directors
  3. ^ MyNeta
  4. ^ Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More
  5. ^ Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP
  6. ^ Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls
  7. ^ [1] Bitter fight for old rivals in Karnataka's Sugar Bowl
  8. ^ http://myneta.info/karnataka2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=5797 SHRIMANT BALASAHEB PATIL (Winner) KAGWAD (BELGAUM)
  9. ^ "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.