Who’s KN Rajanna? Karnataka minister resigns over remarks on ‘vote theft’ row

Rajanna, talking earlier, acknowledged that discrepancies within the voter checklist, which Rahul Gandhi had described as “vote theft” in Bengaluru’s Mahadevapura constituency, had occurred whereas the Congress was in energy.

His admission contradicted the social gathering’s present place and drew sharp criticism from deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar.

“When was the voter checklist ready? It was throughout our authorities’s tenure. At the moment, was everybody simply sitting quietly with eyes closed?” Rajanna stated, warning that informal remarks on such issues may open the door to uncomfortable truths.

“These irregularities did happen, that’s the reality. They occurred proper in entrance of our eyes and we should always really feel ashamed. We didn’t act then, and we should be extra alert sooner or later,” he added.

Following his resignation, chief minister Siddaramaiah dismissed Rajanna from the cupboard. As per a PTI report, a letter to take away Rajanna was despatched by Siddaramaiah to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, which was accepted by the Raj Bhavan on Monday afternoon.

Who’s KN Rajanna?

• Rajanna, a veteran politician, served because the cooperation minister within the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka authorities.
• He first entered the Karnataka Legislative Council in 1998, he later served as an MLA from Madhugiri, profitable elections in 2013 and 2023.
• Born in Karnataka’s Tumkur Taluk, Rajanna holds a B.Sc. and L.L.B.He additionally serves because the director of Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Financial institution Restricted in Bangalore and the District Co-operative Central Financial institution in Tumkur.
• He’s additionally the member of the agricultural produce advertising and marketing committee in Tumkur and had beforehand served because the chairman of city panchayat in Kyathasandra.
• In March, Rajanna stirred controversy by claiming that 48 politicians, together with nationwide leaders, had been honey-trapped.
• Earlier this, Rajanna precipitated a political stir in Karnataka after he claimed that Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi might succeed DK Shivakumar as the brand new president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).