Union Minister V Somanna announced retirement from electoral politics

Union Minister V Somanna: In a major political move Union Minister V. Somanna has announced his retirement from electoral politics. In fact, his political career has recently seen a significant advancement.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he won the Tumkur constituency and was subsequently appointed as a Minister of State in the third Narendra Modi government, holding the portfolios of Railways and Jal Shakti.

V. Somanna has a long and varied political career, having been a corporator, a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. He has also held several ministerial positions in the Karnataka state government.

He has been associated with various political parties, including Janata Dal and Congress, before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

V. Somanna is a prominent and long-serving Indian politician from Karnataka, known for his diverse career spanning both state and national politics.

Somanna started his political career at the local level, being elected to the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Bangalore City Corporation) in the 1980s.

He has been a multiple-term MLA in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, representing various constituencies over the years. He has held the Binnypet and Govindarajanagar constituencies.

Throughout his career, he has served in various ministerial capacities within the Karnataka state government. These roles have included:

Minister for Prisons

Minister for Bangalore Urban Development

Minister of Horticulture and Sericulture

Minister for Housing

Minister for Infrastructure and Development

His career has been marked by his association with different political parties, including the Janata Dal and the Indian National Congress, before he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has also contested as an independent candidate.

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