Overview
- The Karnataka Assembly issued the disqualification order Saturday, making it effective from April 15, the day he was convicted.
- The Dharwad seat now stands vacant, which will require a by-election to restore representation for local voters.
- A Bengaluru special court found Kulkarni guilty on April 15 of criminal conspiracy and murder in the 2016 killing of BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar, then imposed a life sentence on April 17.
- Under Article 191(1)(e) of the Constitution and Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, the bar continues for six years after release unless a higher court stays the conviction.
- Kulkarni is lodged in Bengaluru Central Prison and has filed an appeal challenging the verdict.