Belagavi: BJP MLC Basavaraj Horatti has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council on Wednesday. This is Horatti’s second term as chairman of the Council.
76-year-old Horatti is representing West Teachers constituency.
As Congress and JD(S) did not field their candidate, Horatti has been elected unanimously as the chairperson of the Council where BJP has the majority with 39 seats.
In the house of 75 seats, Congress has 26 and JD(S) has eight members in addition to an Independent member.
Winning eight consecutive times since 1980, Horatti is the longest-serving member of the council.
He had served as the Minister for Rural Development Panchayat Raj and Information Technology and Small Savings (2004-2006) in the Dharam Singh-led coalition government and also served as the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education (2006-2007) in the HD Kumaraswamy-led government.
He recently ended his long-term association with the JD(S) and joined BJP.
