Operation kamala 2008. Operation kamala or operation lotus was the name given to the infamous but successful attempt of the bjp to engineer the defection of opposition legislators to ensure stability of the bs. Operation kamala was a term coined in 2008 when bjp was in a situation similar to the current one and was three seats short of majority to form the government under bs yeddyurappa. After 2008 state elections when bjp was three seats short of majority to form government former minister gali janardhana reddy had worked out a method to secure the required support.
Operation kamala hybrid word from the english operation and the kannada kamala meaning lotus an election symbol of bjp was a term coined in 2008 when the bjp was three seats short of majority to form the government in karnataka under b. 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.
Former minister and minelord g. 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 112 mark.