Shivanand Koujalagi, former minister and former MP, no more
A long-time loyalist of former chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde, Shivanand Koujalagi switched to H. D. Deve Gowda’s camp after the split in the Janata Parivar parties
Shivanand Hemanand Koujalagi, a former minister and member of the Lok Sabha from northern Karnataka, passed away on October 30 at the age of 87 in Bailhongal, Belagavi district of Karnataka. A member of one of the longest serving political families in the region, Koujalagi served as a minister in H. D. Deve Gowda's cabinet in 1994, handling the Public Works Department.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996 as a Janata Dal candidate. Koujalagi's political career saw him switch allegiance from Ramakrishna Hegde's camp to Deve Gowda's after the split in the Janata Parivar parties. His son, Mahantesh Koujalagi, a Congress MLA from Bailhongal, announced his father's demise on social media, praising his dedication to education, cooperation, and social service.
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