Obituary | D. Sudhakar turned political adversities into advantages

Karnataka’s Planning Minister Dasharathaiah Sudhakar, who died connected Sunday (May 10, 2026), was a fourth-time MLA who turned governmental adversities into advantages.

Mr. Sudhakar, who utilized to support a debased profile, was elected to the Karnataka Assembly for the archetypal clip from Challakere successful 2004 connected Congress ticket. Later, helium shifted to the adjacent Hiriyur arsenic Challakere was reserved for ST.

When the Congress denied summons to him successful 2008 from Hiriyur, helium contested arsenic an autarkic and managed to decision the Congress nominee. The Congress denying summons to him turned retired to beryllium his vantage arsenic the BJP that was abbreviated of bulk offered him a ministerial berth by taking his enactment to its authorities led by B.S. Yediyurappa. This marked the opening of his governmental growth.

However, helium went backmost to Congress and contested connected its summons successfully successful 2013. In 2016, helium was made the president of State-held KEONICS. He besides became the president of the Chitradurga District Credit Co-operative Bank.

But helium mislaid the polls successful 2018 and managed to triumph again successful 2023, and besides go a Minister again.