Ramaiah Ashoka[2] (born 1 July 1957) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka.

[5] He has also served as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare under the coalition government of BJP and JDS.

He was first elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 1997 by-Elections from Uttarahalli, which was the biggest state legislature constituency in India before delimitation.

[7] In 2008, he became the Minister of Health and family welfare in the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (Secular) (BJP-JD(S)) coalition government.

[10][11][12] Ashoka is regarded as one of the most influential leaders of the BJP in Bangalore city and has steered the party to historic victories in the 2010 and 2015 BBMP elections.