Basavaraj Horatti

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Basavaraj Horatti
Chief Minister
Dharam Singh
Preceded byM. Y. Ghorpade
Succeeded byC. M. Udasi
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 July 1980
ConstituencyKarnataka West Teachers
Personal details
Born (1946-04-14) 14 April 1946 (age 78)
Alagundi
Nationality
M.P.Ed[1]

Basavaraj Shivalingappa Horatti is an Indian politician who is the current Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 21 December 2022, and its member since c. 1980. He has also previously once served as the Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council from 9 February 2021 till 17 May 2022 and 21 June 2018[2] to 12 December 2018. He has been a longest-serving member of the Karnataka Legislative Council since 1980, winning eight consecutive terms.[3]

Horatti had previously served as the Minister for Primary Education and Minister for Small Savings in the Government of Karnataka.

References

  1. ^ "Sri. Basavaraja Horatti". Karnataka Legislature. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "JDS MLC Basavaraj Horatti chosen as pro-tem chairman of Karnataka Vidhan Parishad". India Today. 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Basavaraj Horatti registers historical victory". The Hindu. 13 June 2016.