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President of [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]]
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| successor1 =[[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
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'''B. Janardhana Poojary''' (born 27 April 1937) is a senior politician from [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Janardhana-Poojary-files-nomination-papers-from-Dakshina-Kannada/articleshow/32721357.cms</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/poojary-wins-dakshina-kannada-primary/article5766847.ece| title = Poojary wins Dakshina Kannada primary - The Hindu}} </ref> He was a former Union Minister and [[Karnataka]]'s Congress President. During the Prime Ministership of [[Smt. Indira Gandhi]] he had been appointed as Union Minister of State for Finance in 1982 and he continued to be [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Union Minister of State for Finance]] during the tenure of [[Rajiv Gandhi]] until 1987. Later Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed Shree B. Janardhan Poojary as [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Union Minister of State for Rural Development]] from 1987 to 1989. [[Rajiv Gandhi|Shree Rajiv Gandhi]] also appointed Shree B. Janardhan Poojary as General Secretary of [[All India Congress Committee]] in 1990 as well as President of [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] in 1990. He continued to be General Secretary of [[All India Congress Committee]] during the tenure of Prime Minister [[P. V. Narasimha Rao|Shree P. V. Narasimha Rao]] up to 1996. After Shree Rajiv Gandhi [[Rajiv Gandhi|Shree Rajiv Gandhi]] his wife [[All India Congress Committee]] President (AICC President) & [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA) Chairperson [[Sonia Gandhi|Smt. Sonia Gandhi]] also appointed Shree B. Janardhan Poojary as President of [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] in 2003 for the second time. He continued as President of [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] up to 2005.<ref name=":0" />

==Early life==
Janardhana Poojary was born to an ethnic billava family in [[Mangalore]] and his mother-tongue is [[Tulu language|Tulu]].<ref name=":0">[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/whoswho/alpha_p9.htm Rajya Sabha Member biographical sketch]</ref>

==Career==
Prior to joining politics,<ref>[http://www.manipalworldnews.com/2014/11/03/janardhan-poojary-urgedstop-bias-women/ Janardhan Poojary has urged:Stop bias against women] from [["Manipal world news"]]</ref> Janardhana Poojary practiced law as a barrister from 1960 to 1979. As a lawyer, he was actively engaged in safeguarding the interests of poor agricultural tenants and defended a large number of poor people by giving them free legal aid. He was elected to the [[6th Lok Sabha]] in 1977 from [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangalore constituency]] in [[Karnataka]]. He was re-elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980, 1984 and 1989 from the same constituency. He was a Central (Union) Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance from 1982-84. From 1984 to 87 he was the Central (Union) Minister of State for Finance. He was the Central Minister of State for Rural Development in 1988-89. He was defeated by [[V. Dhananjay Kumar]] during 1991 Lokhsabha election. Despite of his best efforts he was defeated by BJP candidates in successive elections. In April 1994, he was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]] – a position he held until May 2008.<ref>http://www.colorofnation.com/karnataka-profile/janardhana_poojary#tab_tab2</ref>

He was responsible for the construction of several college, schools and temples, including the
[[Gokarnanatheshwara Temple|Gokarnanatheshwara Temple (Kudroli Temple)]] in Mangalore. He also took active part in Construction of [[Dharmasthala]] Kanyadi Shree Raam Mandir. He also took initiative in the renovation of Kankanady Shree Brahma Baiderkala Garodi Temple & Katpady Shree Vishwanatha Temple.

Under his leadership many temples, Garodi temples, Narayana Guru mandira have been constructed across [[Tulu Nadu|Tulunadu]] which comprises [[Mangalore]], [[Udupi]], [[Chikmagalur]], [[Karwar]] and [[Kasargod]].

During his tenure as Central (Union) Minister of State for Finance, he organized credit camps (Loan Melas) to give assistance to the weaker sections of the society. The politicisation of bank credit policies, led to the creation of significant non-performing assets on the books of public sector banks.<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/et50-poojarys-mela-turned-into-a-melee/articleshow/5906880.cms</ref><ref name="indiatoday.in">https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19871231-janata-party-protests-but-karnataka-congressi-chief-janardhan-poojary-loan-mela-wins-799671-1987-12-31</ref> The loan disbursal were also undertaken in violation of prescribed [[Reserve Bank of India]] norms.<ref name="indiatoday.in"/>

He has brought several projects not only to Mangalore but for entire Karnataka. Some of the projects are Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), [[Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited|Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL)]], Upgrading Mangalore Domestic (National) Airport to [[Mangalore International Airport]], Upgrading Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC) to [[National Institute of Technology Karnataka|National Institute Of Technology (NITK)]], extension of [[NMPT|New Mangalore Port (NMPT)]], railway projects like Bangalore/Mangalore Day & Night Train, Four Lane Highway Projects of about 60 km from [[Bantwal]] To [[Surathkal]].

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