DKS, Karnataka's Dy CM, is India’s richest MLA

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president and the state’s deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar is the richest MLA in India, with assets worth £141.3 million, according to a report from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW). That’s not all. Karnataka MLAs dominate the list of richest legislators in India, with 12 in the top 20. ADR report says that 14% of the Karnataka MLAs are billionaires (worth £10 million), the highest in the country, and the average asset of the legislators is £6.43 million. The advocacy group has analysed 4,001 sitting MLAs from 28 state assemblies and two Union territories. The poorest MLA is Nirmal Kumar Dhara from Indus constituency in West Bengal, with an asset of Rs 1,700 and no liabilities. The poorest MLA who was elected to the Karnataka assembly is BJP’s Bhagirathi Murulya, who has declared assets of Rs 28,00,000 and Rs 200,000 of liabilities.