Shrimant Patil

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Shrimant Patil

| occupation = Agriculturist, Businessman, Educationist, Politicianhttp://www.athanisugars.com/board-member Board of Directors

| office = Minister of Handloom & Textiles from Commerce and Industries department

Minister of Minority welfare

Government of Karnataka

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = B. S. Yediyurappa

| term_start = 6 February 2020

| term_end = 26 July 2021

| predecessor =

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

| constituency1 = Kagwad

| term_start1 = 2018

| term_end1 = 2023

| predecessor1 = Bharamgoud Alagoud Kage (Raju Kage)

| successor1 = Raju Kage

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kempwad, Belgaum{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Kagwad candidate lives in Maharashtra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kagwad-candidate-lives-in-maharashtra/article30123037.ece |access-date=5 May 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=30 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505142338/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kagwad-candidate-lives-in-maharashtra/article30123037.ece |archive-date=5 May 2025 |language=en-IN}}

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| party = Bharatiya Janata party
{{small|(2019–present)}}

| otherparty = Indian National Congress
{{small|(till 2019)}}

}}

Shrimant Balasaheb Patil is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Kagwad in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=691 MyNeta][https://www.oneindia.com/india/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-bjp-congress-jds-2696524.html Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More][https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP][https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rebel-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-to-join-bjp-after-sc-allows-them-to-contest-bypolls Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls] He was one among the 17 Congress and JD(S) legislators who withdrew their support to the H.D.Kumaraswamy government in 2019.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/Jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html |access-date=5 May 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505142220/https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/Jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html |archive-date=5 May 2025 |language=en}} He was disqualified from his position as legislator and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite news |title=Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms |access-date=5 May 2025 |publisher=The Economic Times |date=14 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505142226/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/disqualified-karnataka-mlas-barring-roshan-baig-join-bjp/articleshow/72051891.cms |archive-date=5 May 2025}} He won reelection from Kagwad and was inducted into the ministry of B. S. Yediyurappa in 2020. However, he was not included into the Council of ministers when Basavaraj Bommai became Chief minister.