Operation Kamala in Karnataka

“Operation Kamala” (hybrid word from the English Operation and the Kannada Kamala meaning "Lotus" an Election symbol of BJP.) was a term coined in 2008, when the BJP was three seats short of majority to form the government in Karnataka under B. S. Yeddyurappa. Former minister and minelord G. Janardhana Reddy worked out a method to circumvent the Anti-Defection Law and secured the support of legislators needed to take BJP past the majority mark. Opposition parties alleged that the BJP is now expanding Operation Kamala nationwide, while BJP continues to deny this allegation.[1][2]

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2008

MLAs who fell for Operation Kamala
SI No. Member Constituency Party
1. J. Narasimha Swamy Doddaballapura Indian National Congress
2. Anand Asnotikar Karwar
3 Jaggesh Turuvekere
4 Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkhiholi Arabhavi Janata Dal (Secular)
5 K. Shivanagouda Naik Devadurga
6 Umesh V. Katti Hukkeri
7 D. C. Gourishankar Madhugiri

2019

In July 2019, several government members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India submitted their resignations to the speaker, which led to the fall of the then H. D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular).[3][4][5]

MLAs who fell for Operation Kamala
SI No. Member Constituency Party
1. Shrimant Balasaheb Patil Kagawad Indian National Congress
2. Byrati Basavaraj Krishnarajapuram
3. Munirathna Rajarajeshwari Nagar
4. S. T. Somashekhar Yeshvanthapura
5. Ramesh Jarkiholi Gokak
6. R. Roshan Baig Shivajinagar
7. Anand Singh Vijayanagara
8. M. T. B. Nagaraju Hoskote
9. B. C. Patil Hirekerur
10. Mahesh Kumathalli Athani
11. Pratap Gowda Patil Maski(ST)
12. Dr. K. Sudhakar Chikkaballapur
13. Arbail Shivaram Hebbar Yellapur
14. K. Gopalaiah Mahalakshmi Layout Janata Dal (Secular)
15. Narayana Gowda Krishnarajpet
16. Adagur H. Vishwanath Hunsuru
17. R. Shankar Ranebennur Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party

See also

References
    1. Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008" – via The Economic Times.
    2. "Congress in Pondy announces protest against "horse trading" by BJP in Karnataka, Goa". 13 July 2019 – via The Economic Times.
    3. Gowda, Aravind (5 July 2019). "Rebel-rousing in the Congress". India Today. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    4. "Karnataka crisis: Congress steps up efforts to persuade MLA to withdraw resignation from assembly". Times of India. Press Trust of India. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    5. "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express.

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