| Dasharathaiah Sudhakar is an Indian politician. |
| He serves as a cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka. |
| Sudhakar is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Hiriyur constituency for the Indian National Congress. |
| He first won the legislative assembly elections in 2004 from the Challakere constituency in Karnataka. |
| Sudhakar was re-elected in 2008 and 2013 from the Hiriyur constituency. |
| He served as the Minister of Youth Affairs of Karnataka from 2010 to 2011. |
| Sudhakar also served as the Minister of Social Welfare from 2008 to 2009 during B. S. Yediyurappa's tenure. |
| He was appointed as the Planning and Statistics Minister in the Karnataka Government on 27 May 2023. |
| Sudhakar mentioned in a media interview that he enjoys playing badminton in his free time. |
| In September 2023, he faced a controversy after a video of him threatening people in a property dispute went viral. |
| This led to charges against him, including breaking the law and involvement in the SC/ST Atrocities Act. |
| A complaint by Subamma stated that Sudhakar and a group of over 35 people trespassed on her property on 9 September 2023. |
| Allegedly, they tried to demolish a building and used caste-related insults during the confrontation. |
