Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil (1942 â 10 August 2016) commonly Known as, Basavaraj Patil, was an Indian politician from Karnataka who served as a minister in the Karnataka government and served multiple terms as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council and Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil was born in 1942 in Humnabad, Bidar district, Karnataka. He was the son of Havgiappa Patil. He completed his education up to the Intermediate level.
Patil was married to Umadevi and had seven children - four sons and three daughters. His son Rajshekhar Patil served as a Congress MLA from Humnabad constituency.
Patil was engaged in agriculture and business throughout his professional life. His interests included reading and gardening.
Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil had a long and distinguished political career spanning several decades. He served as a minister in the Karnataka government and was originally associated with the Janata Party before joining the Indian National Congress and later the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009.
In December 2009, Patil switched from Congress to BJP after being denied a ticket by the Congress party for the legislative council election. He was a sitting MLC at the time and had hoped to be renominated by Congress.
Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil died on 10 August 2016.