Chalavadi Narayanaswamy is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is serving as the 21st Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council since June 2024,[1][2] the upper house in the bicameral Karnataka Legislature.
Early life and career
Narayanaswamy is from Scheduled Caste community.[3] After about four decades with the Indian National Congress, he joined the BJP.[4] In 2022, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council by an electoral college comprising members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He was the president of the BJP's SC Morcha before he entered the council.[5]
On 22 July 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party nominated him as the leader of opposition as the post became vacant following the election of Kota Srinivas Poojary to the parliament from the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency.
References
- ↑ BJP urged to appoint Chalavadi Narayanaswamy as Leader of Opposition in Council. The Hindu(2024-06-28). Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ↑ BJP picks Narayanaswamy as Leader of Opposition in Council. The Hindu(2024-07-22). Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ↑ BJP MLC Chalavadi Narayanaswamy made LoP in Karnataka Upper House, Service, Express News. The New Indian Express(2024-07-23). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Interview: Karnataka Council LoP Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on BJP and social justice, Goudar, Mahesh M.. The South First(2024-08-21). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ 7 candidates elected 'unopposed' to Karnataka Legislative Council, BJP gains majority in House, Press Trust of, India. Hindustan Times(27 May 2022). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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