R. Roshan Baig | |
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Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office June 1996 – August 1999 | |
Minister for Urban Development, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Haj | |
In office 01 January 2014 – 30 May 2018 | |
Constituency | Shivajinagar |
MLA of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2008 - 2019 | |
Preceded by | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
Succeeded by | Arshad Rizwan |
Constituency | Shivajinagar |
In office 1999-2008 | |
Preceded by | R. Krishnappa |
Succeeded by | Seat disestablished |
Constituency | Jayamahal |
In office 1994-1999 | |
Preceded by | A. K. Anatha Krishna |
Succeeded by | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
Constituency | Shivajinagar |
In office 1985-1989 | |
Preceded by | M. Raghupathy |
Succeeded by | A. K. Anatha Krishna |
Constituency | Shivajinagar |
Personal details | |
Born | Bangalore, Mysore State, India | 15 July 1951
Political party | Indian National Congress, Janata Party |
Spouse | Sabiha Fatima |
Children | 3 |
Website | http://rroshanbaig.com/ |
R. Roshan Baig is a former seven-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Minister from South Indian state of Karnataka. He has also been vice-chairman of the Al-Ameen Educational Society. A seven-time MLA, from 1984 to 1994 he was the member of the Janata Party for the first two terms as the MLA and from 1994 to 2019 he was the member of the Indian National Congress for 5 of his MLA terms.[1] Baig was suspended from the Indian National Congress in 2019 after he insulted top Congress leaders for the party's poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Roshan Baig had held former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's "arrogance" and Dinesh Gundu Rao's "immaturity" responsible for the "flop show".[2] He was also blamed for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives for inclusive development.
He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for a record seven-times from Shivajinagar Assembly Constituency and Shivajinagar was touted as his bastion for over 4 decades.