Adaguru Huchegowda Vishwanath (born 15 December 1949) is an Indian politician from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a Nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He was the former president of Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular).

Career Vishwanath has been in active politics since 1970s. He was a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly for three terms, held State and Cabinet minister posts in the Government of Karnataka as member of Congress Party. In 2009, he contested 15th Lok Sabha and succeeded C. H. Vijayashankar. During his term as M.P., Vishwanath was also member of several committees. Vishwanath quit the Congress party to join the JD(S) in 2017 and got elected from Hunsur in 2018. He resigned as MLA and speaker has disqualified him from the legislative assembly on 28 July 2019. But in by-elections of December 2019 he lost to H P Manjunath of Congress party. In July 2020 he was nominated to Legislative council.

He is the author of book titled "Pracheena Parliamentgala Pradakshinegalu", which is on ancient parliaments. It was released on 17 August 2024 by Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar.

Positions held # From To Position 01 1978 1983 Member, 6th Assembly 02 1989 1994 Member, 9th Assembly 03 1999 2004 Member, 11th Assembly 04 1993 1994 Minister of State, Government of Karnataka 05 1999 2004 Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka 06 2009 2014 Congress Party Member, 15th Lok Sabha . From Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency) 07 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Urban Development 08 2009 2014 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development 09 2009 2014 Convenor, Congress, Parliamentary Party (CPP), Karnataka1020182019Assembly Member, with JD-S. From Hunasuru (Vidhan Sabha constituency)112019Joined BJP, but lost bypoll from Hunasuru.122020Elected to Legislative Council

Controversies Operation Kamala

He was one of the 15 MLAs who fell in Operation Kamala and resigned in July 2019, effectively bringing down the H. D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular).

Bibliography

Bombay Days - releasing soon

See also

15th Lok Sabha Lok Sabha Politics of India Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

External links Detailed Profile: Shri Adagooru Huchegowda Vishwanath at India.gov.in