Aravind Limbavali

Aravind Limbavali is an Indian politician who has served as a minister in the Karnataka government on four occasions. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly for the Mahadevapura constituency from 2008 to 2023.

Personal life Aravind Limbavali was born on 1 February 1967 in Bagalkot, Mysuru State, India.

Political career He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) student wing as a student and has been involved with the RSS for over 35 years.

As a student, Libavali was part of the Karnataka team that selected five student leaders for the "Kashmir Chalo" movement. Limbavali was one of the five students chosen to raise the tri-color flag in Srinagar. The team reached Udhampur and was prevented from going further.

Limbavali was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2013 election from the Mahadevapura constituency with 110,244 votes, defeating Srinivasa A.C. of the Indian National Congress by 6149 votes. The use of word rape while describing the argument was met with public outcry.