R. Ashoka

R. Ashoka
R. Ashoka
	R. Ashoka in 2020
20th Leader of the Opposition; Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 November 2023
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Dy. Chief Minister	D. K. Shivakumar
Preceded by	B. S. Bommai (Acting)
Minister of Revenue; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 20 August 2019 – 13 May 2023
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa; Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	R. V. Deshpande
Minister of Municipal Administration; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	R. Shankar
Succeeded by	Narayana Gowda
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
	In office; 12 July 2012 – 13 May 2013 Serving with K. S. Eshwarappa
Preceded by	B. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded by	G. Parameshwara
Minister of Home Affairs; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 23 September 2010 – 13 May 2013
Chief Minister 2024	B. S. Yediyurappa; Sadananda Gowda; Jagadish Shettar
Preceded by	V. S. Acharya
Succeeded by	K. J. George
Minister of Transport; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 30 May 2008 – 13 May 2013
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa; Sadananda Gowda; Jagadish Shettar
Preceded by	N. Chaluvaraya Swamy
Succeeded by	Ramalinga Reddy
Minister of Health & Family Welfare; Government of Karnataka
	In office; 18 February 2006 – 8 October 2007
Chief Minister	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded by	N. Chaluvaraya Swamy
Succeeded by	B. Sriramulu
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 2008
Preceded by	Seat established
Constituency	Padmanaba Nagar
	In office; 1998–2008
Preceded by	M. Srinivas
Succeeded by	Seat disestablished
Constituency	Uttarahalli
Personal details
Born	1 July 1957; Jalahalli, Mysore State, India
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Pramilarani (m. 1987)
Education	Bachelor of Science
Website	rashoka.in

Ramaiah Ashoka (born 1 July 1957) is an Indian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2011 to 2013. Serving as 20th Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2023, he previously served as the Deputy Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly (2014 -2018), Minister of Revenue, Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Transport under the BJP government. He has also served as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare under the coalition government of BJP and JDS. He is a seven-time MLA for Padmanabhanagar Assembly Constituency (before delimitation of the Uttarahalli assembly constituency).