Operation Kamala


“Operation Kamala” was a term coined in 2008, when the BJP was three seats short of majority to form the government in Karnataka under B. S. Yeddyurappa. Former minister and minelord G. Janardhana Reddy worked out a method to circumvent the Anti-Defection Law and secured the support of legislators needed to take BJP past the majority mark. Opposition parties alleged that the BJP is now expanding Operation Kamala nationwide, while BJP continues to deny this allegation.
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Operation Kamala in Karnataka

In July 2019, several government members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India submitted their resignations to the speaker, which led to the fall of the then H. D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal.
Later those 15 MLAs who resigned were allowed by the Supreme Court of India to be considered eligible for re-election through Bye-Elections in 2019. After which 12 of the defected MLAs switched party to BJP and got re-elected to the assembly. 1got elected as an Independent candidate and later supported the BJP government and 2 of them lost elections to new candidates of INC.
Meanwhile the purpose to topple down the coalition government and set up lotus into power in the state assembly was accomplished.Thus making the Operation Kamala successful.

Operation Kamala in Goa

Operation Kamala in Madhya Pradesh

Yet another Congress MLA, Hardeep Singh Dang, elected from the Suwasra Legislative Assembly Constituency in Mandsaur District of Madhya Pradesh, has been accused for supporting controversial 'Operation Kamala' and resigned his seat. According to the , He was one of the 10 MLAs who were allegedly taken away by the BJP to bring down the government in Madhya Pradesh, Meanwhile, senior state BJP leader Narottam Mishra denied the allegations.