Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, the second legislature complex in Belgaum, Karnataka is likely to be inaugurated by Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India soon.

The three storey building is built at Halaga-Bastwad villages on the outskirts of Belgaum at a cost of Rs 391 crore. The building on 127-acre has been constructed by Pune based B G Shirke Construction Technology. The structure is spread over 16,138 sq mtrs and consists of assembly hall, council hall, central hall on the model of Parliament and 38 chambers for ministers. The central hall has seating capacity for 450 persons and is built to hold a joint legislature session. The assembly hall can accommodate 350 people while the capacity of the council hall is 100 seats. The space has been given to extend it as per need in future. About 27 acres of land has been reserved for construction of houses for legislators in future.

Rocks from Hesaraghatta near Bangalore were used for constructing the building while export quality Khanapur granites adorn the floors. Burma teak wood has been used for interiors.

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Addendum:
Pranab Mukherjee, on 11 October 2012, inaugurated Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, the second legislature complex in Belgaum, Karnataka.