Anand Prithviraj Singh is an Indian politician who earlier served as Minister of Tourism, Ecology and Environment of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023.
He has been elected for the Fourth consecutive time as MLA from Vijayanagara (Hospet) constituency in 2019 state by-elections.
[10][11][12][13] Anand Singh has 15 criminal cases against him, and is facing 3 CBI trials about encroachment and illegal mining.
After joining the BJP and forming the government he was given the forest department portfolio to serve as a cabinet minister.
This was criticized by the opposition and the media, calling it an act to hush up the criminal cases by means of his cabinet powers.