Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha

Indian political party
Political party in India

Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha, also called Sarvodaya Karnataka Party, is an Indian political party mainly based in Karnataka state of India. It was relaunched in 2016 by its lone Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly K. S. Puttannaiah and Devanooru Mahadeva.[1][2] It was formed in 2005 by Devanur Mahadeva and later merged in Swaraj India of Yogendra Yadav in 2017.[3][4]

History

Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha won one seat in 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on which K. S. Puttanniah.[5]

In January 2023, with Swaraj India deciding not to contest the elections, SKP relaunched itself and announced five candidates.[6] SKP fought the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in five seats, namely Melukote, Belthangady, Virajpet, Bilgi and Mandya constituencies.[6][7] SKP won the Melukote seat. Darshan Puttannaiah, son of late Puttannaiah, won the 2023 Assembly election from Melukote with support from Congress.[8] He defeated C. S. Puttaraju of JD(S) by a margin of 10,862. In 2018, Darshan, contesting on Swaraj India ticket, lost to the same candidate, despite the support of Congress.[9]

Congress took a strategic decision to support SKP as it enjoys the support of a huge section of the farmers and is backed by Karnataka Rajya Raithu Sangha and its youth wing, Hasiru Sena.[10]

Leadership


List of National Presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Darshan Puttannaiah
(1977/78–) 		15 January 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 168 days

References

  1. ^ "Sarvodaya Karnataka Party to be relaunched". The Hindu. 2015-08-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. ^ "ದೇವನೂರ ಮಹಾದೇವ ಪುಟ್ಟಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದ ಸರ್ವೋದಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪಕ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಮರು ಚಾಲನೆ". ETV Bharat News (in Kannada). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  3. ^ "Tag Results". The Week. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ^ Author (2017-03-14). "Sarvodaya Karnataka Party merges with Swaraj India". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 2024-04-28. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "The assorted deck of 'Independents and others'". The Hindu. 2013-05-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  6. ^ a b "Sarvodaya K'taka Party to contest Assembly polls". Deccan Herald. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. ^ "Darshan Puttannaiah will fight from Melkote; Madhu from Mandya". The Times of India. 2023-01-31. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  8. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2023-04-06). "Congress prefers not to field candidate in Melkote, extends support to Darshan Puttanaiah". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. ^ "Karnataka elections 2023: Sarvodaya Party's Darshan likely to get Congress support". The Times of India. 2023-03-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  10. ^ Correspondent, Special (2018-03-08). "CM extends support to Puttannaiah's family". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  11. ^ "Sarvodaya Karnataka to contest 14 seats". Deccan Herald. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-05-13.