Mallanagouda Basanagouda Patil (born 7 October 1964) is an Indian politician, who served as the Home Minister of Karnataka. He was earlier the Minister for Water Resources in Siddaramaiah cabinet. He is a former member of the Lok Sabha and is being elected for the fifth time as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is the President of BLDE Association. He belongs to the dominant Lingayat Community.