Narasimhanayak (born 27 December 1978), fondly called as Raju Gowda, is an Indian politician who is former Chairman Of Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board[1] since 2020.
[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party[3] and a cabinet minister (Karantaka State Small Industry Development) of Government Of Karnataka from 2011 to 2013.
His political Career started when he was elected member of Zilla Panchayat from Kodekal constituency at the age of 21.
Soon he gained popularity in the Taluk quickly enough to become Member of Legislative Assembly from Shorapur Constituency at the age of 25 in 2004.
[6] He was made a cabinet minister and was given Small Scale Industries ministry when he was elected for 2nd time from Shorapur Constituency[7] on a BJP Ticket.