Halady Srinivas Shetty (born 6 April 1951) is a five-term MLA from Kundapur. He quit the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2012, after denial of ministerial berth, but rejoined the party before the 2018 assembly election. He is fondly called as "'''ಕುಂದಾಪುರದ ವಾಜಪೇಯಿ (Vajapayee of Kundapura)'''" due to his simplicity. References Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka Living people Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 People from Udupi district Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 Karnataka MLAs 1999–2004 Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007 Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 1951 births