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{{short description|India politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Laxman Sangappa Savadi
| image = File:Pranay Vivek Patil 1 (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| office = 8th [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]]
| term_start = 20 August 2019
| term_end = 28 July 2021
| 1blankname = [[List of governors of Karnataka|Governor]]
| 1namedata = [[Vajubhai Vala]]
| 2blankname = [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 2namedata = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| predecessor = [[G. Parameshwara]]
| successor = [[Vacant]]
| constituency =
| office1 = Minister of Transport<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start1 = 20 August 2019
| term_end1 = 28 July 2021
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| predecessor1 = D. C. Thammanna
| successor1 = [[B. Sriramulu]]
| office2 = Minister of Agriculture<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start2 = 27 September 2019
| term_end2 = 10 February 2020
| 1blankname2 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| predecessor2 = [[N. H. Shivashankara Reddy]]
| successor2 = [[B. C. Patil]]
| office3 = Minister of Co-operation<br/>[[Government of Karnataka]]
| term_start3 = 7 June 2008
| term_end3 = 9 February 2012
| 1blankname3 = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata3 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]<br/>[[Sadananda Gowda]]
| predecessor3 = [[G. T. Devegowda]]
| successor3 = [[B. J. Puttaswamy]]
| office4 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
| constituency4 = elected by [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|MLA's]]
| termstart4 = 17 February 2020
| predecessor4 = [[Rizwan Arshad]]
| office5 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start5 = 2004
| term_end5 = 2018
| predecessor5 = Dongargaon Shahajan Ismail
| successor5 = [[Mahesh Kumathalli]]
| constituency5 = [[Athani (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Athani]]
| residence = [[Naganur (P.K.)|Naganuru]]<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Laxman Sangappa Savadi(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ATHANI(BELGAUM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=59 |website=myneta.info |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|02|16|df=y}}
}}

'''Laxman Sangappa Savadi''' (16 February 1960) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from 17 February 2020. He served as the 8th [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]] and Minister of Transport of Karnataka,<ref>{{cite news |title=Deputy CM rules out hike in KSRTC fares for now |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/deputy-cm-rules-out-hike-in-ksrtc-fares-for-now/article35168071.ece |access-date=19 February 2020 |work=thehindu |date=6 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> from 20 August 2019 to 28 July 2021, in the Fourth BS Yediyurappa ministry. He was [[Deputy Leader of the House]] in [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]. He had served as the Minister for Cooperation in the Second B.S.Yeddurappa Ministry and [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda ministry|D. V. Sadananda Gowda Government]]. He was elected to the legislative assembly from [[Athani (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Athani constituency]] in 2004, 2008 and 2013 as a BJP candidate. On 20 August 2019 he was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa.
On 17 February 2020 he was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Council (India)|MLC]] by securing 113 votes out of the 120 votes polled.<ref>{{cite news |title=Laxman Savadi cakewalks into Legislative Council |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/laxman-savadi-cakewalks-into-legislative-council-805693.html |access-date=19 February 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=17 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

He resigned as a Minister on 8 February 2012 during the [[2012 Karnataka video clip controversy|Karnataka video clip controversy]].<ref name="Doublespeak on women and morality">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article2872795.ece|title=Doublespeak on women and morality|date=9 February 2012|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=9 February 2012|location=BANGALORE}}</ref><ref name="Opposition lashes out at BJP">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/opposition-lashes-out-at-bjp/228544-60-119.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141822/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/opposition-lashes-out-at-bjp/228544-60-119.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2014|title=Opposition lashes out at BJP|date=9 February 2012|publisher=IBM |access-date=9 February 2012|location=BANGALORE}}</ref>

== References==
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[[Category: State cabinet ministers of Karnataka]]
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[[Category: Deputy Chief Ministers of Karnataka]]
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->MN Shenoy at 06:25, 7 January 2022