Former Chief Minister of Karnataka

Jagadish Shivappa Shettar (born 17 December 1955) is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who served as the 21st Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013. He has subsequently served as Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative *embly. Earlier, he was the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative *embly during 2008–2009. Currently he represents Hubli-Dharwad Central Vidhan Sabha seat. On 20 August 2019 he was inducted as the Cabinet Minister for Large and medium scale industries excluding sugar and Public Enterprise department in the BJP Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. As the cabinet being dissolved after the resignation of B. S. Yediyurappa, he also further announced he won't be part in any cabinet in the future.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Political career
  • 2.1 2013 *embly elections
  • 2.2 Post elections
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Shettar was born on 17 December 1955 in Kerur village of Badami Taluk in Bagalkote district (formerly Bi*ur district), Karnataka. His father is Sri. S.S. Shettar and his mother is Smt. Basavenamma. His father, S.S.Shettar, a senior activist of the Jana Sangh, was elected five times to the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation and became the first Jana Sangh Mayor of Hubli-Dharwad. His uncle Sadashiv Shettar was the first Jana Sangh leader in South India to get elected to the Karnataka Legislative *embly. He was elected from Hubli City in 1967. Shettar holds BCom and LLB degrees and was a practicing lawyer for 20 years at the Hubli Bar. He married Smt. Shilpa and the couple have 2 sons - Prashant and Sankalp. He belongs to banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community.

Political career

In 2008, following the BJP victory in Karnataka *embly elections, Shettar was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Karnataka legislative *embly. However, he resigned from this post in 2009 and was inducted into the cabinet of B.S. Yeddyurappa as Minister for Rural development and Panchayat Raj.

In July 2012, several BJP MLAs owing allegiance to B.S. Yeddyurappa called for the replacement of D.V. Sadananda Gowda with Shettar. After much turmoil, the BJP High Command agreed to make him the Chief minister. He was sworn in on 12 July 2012.

2013 *embly elections

Ahead of *embly polls which was held in May 2013, BJP declared Shettar as its Chief Ministerial candidate for Karnataka state.

Shettar resigned as Chief Minister as BJP failed to retain its power. He submitted his resignation to the Governor of Karnataka on 8 May 2013. BJP suffered a big loss in the May 2013 *embly elections as the Congress wrested Karnataka.

Post elections

Jagdish Shettar was elected as the leader of BJP's legislative party and Leader of opposition in Karnataka Legislative *embly.

See also

• Shettar cabinet

References

External links

• Official website

• Longest-serving chief ministers
• Female chief ministers
• From the Bharatiya Janata Party
• From the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• From the Indian National Congress