K. Gopalaiah

Kamakshipalya Gopalaiah is an Indian politician who was serving as the Minister of Excise of Karnataka from 21 January 2021 till May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mahalakshmi Layout in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of Janata Dal (Secular).^[1][2][3][4] Later, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and won the by-elections the same year.^[5] He is now a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, having won from Mahalakshmi Layout in Bangalore.^[6] His party, the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the election to the Indian National Congress.^[7][8][9]

K. Gopalaiah
Minister of Excise department Government of Karnataka
In office 21 January 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	M. T. B. Nagaraj
Minister of Food, Civil supplies and Consumer affairs Government of Karnataka
In office 06 February 2020 – 21 January 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle
Succeeded by	Umesh Katti
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 May 2013
Preceded by	N. L. Narendra Babu
Constituency	Mahalakshmi Layout
Personal details
Born	(1960-06-23) 23 June 1960 (age 64) Bengaluru
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata party (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (Secular) (till 2019)