# List of party switchers during Operation Kamala

The following India politicians switched parties via Operation Kamala to the Bharatiya Janata Party while they were holding elected office.

## Karnataka
### 2008

| MLA | Constituency | Party | Notes |
| J. Narasimha Swamy | Doddaballapur | Indian National Congress | Won back seat as BJP candidate |
| Anand Asnotikar | Karwar | Indian National Congress | Won back seat as BJP candidate |
| Jaggesh | Turuvekere | Indian National Congress | Did not contest. Nominated as MLC. Won by JDS candidate M. T. Krishnappa |
| Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli | Bidar | Indian National Congress | Did not contest. Won by INC candidate Rahim Khan |
| S. V. Ramachandra | Jagalur (ST) | Indian National Congress | Won back seat as BJP candidate |
| M Narayanaswamy | Bangarapet | Indian National Congress | Won back seat as BJP candidate |
| C. P. Yogeshwara | Channapatna | Indian National Congress | Lost to JDS candidate M. C. Ashwath |
| V. Somanna | Govindraj Nagar | Indian National Congress | Lost to INC candidate Priya Krishna |
| Balachandra Jarkiholi | Arabhavi | Janata Dal (Secular) | Won back seat as BJP candidate |
| Umesh Katti | Hukkeri | Janata Dal (Secular) | Won back seat as BJP candidate |
| K. Shivanagouda Naik | Devadurga (ST) | Janata Dal (Secular) | Won back seat as BJP candidate |
| D. C. Gourishankar | Madhugiri | Janata Dal (Secular) | Did not contest. Won by JDS candidate Anitha Kumaraswamy |

### 2019

| Name | Office | Date of party switch | Old party | New party | Notes |
| R. Shankar | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ranebennur | 14 Nov 2019 | Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| R. Roshan Baig | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Shivajinagar | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Pratap Gowda Patil | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Maski | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| M. T. B. Nagaraju | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hoskote | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Shrimant Balasaheb Patil | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Kagawad | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Byrati Basavaraj | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Krishnarajapuram | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Munirathna | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Rajarajeshwari Nagar | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| S. T. Somashekhar | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yeshvanthapura | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Ramesh Jarkiholi | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Gokak | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Anand Singh | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Vijayanagara | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| B. C. Patil | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hirekerur | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Mahesh Kumathalli | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Athani | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Dr. K. Sudhakar | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Arbail Shivaram Hebbar | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yellapur | 14 Nov 2019 | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| K. Gopalaiah | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout | 14 Nov 2019 | Janata Dal (Secular) | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Narayana Gowda | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Krishnarajpet | 14 Nov 2019 | Janata Dal (Secular) | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |
| Adagur H. Vishwanath | MLA of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hunsur | 14 Nov 2019 | Janata Dal (Secular) | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Shankar, who along with 15 other disqualified Congress and JD (S) MLAs joined the BJP. |