B. K. Hariprasad
Leader of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
26 January 2022 - 15 May 2023
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Preceded by S. R. Patil
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2020
Constituency elected by Legislative Assembly members
22th President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 June 2026[1]
AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge
Preceded by D. K. Shivakumar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
22 August 2013 – 25 June 2020
Preceded by Anil Lad
Constituency Karnataka
In office
1 July 2004 – 30 June 2010
Constituency Karnataka
In office
10 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
Constituency Karnataka
AICC Incharge for Haryana Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2025
Preceded by Dipak Babaria
Personal details
Born 29 July 1954 (age 71)
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Party Indian National Congress
B.K. Hariprasad (born 29 July 1954) is a politician from the Indian National Congress. He is a former Member of Parliament who represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the candidate of the United Opposition for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and lost to Harivansh Narayan Singh of NDA in 2018. He has taken office as the KPCC President on Sunday (June 21).[2]
Early life
Hariprasad was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, to A. Kempaiah and K. Gunavathi in the south Kalwar family. He did his B.Com. at M.E.S. College, Bangalore University, Bangalore.[citation needed]
Political career
Hariprasad is General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee. He lost the Lok Sabha election to Ananth Kumar of BJP in Bangalore South.[3] In 1999, Hariprasad contested unsuccessfully against Kumar.