B. S. Yediyurappa
Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa // ⓘ (born 27 February 1943), often referred to by his initials BSY, is an Indian politician. He is currently serving as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary board committee since 17 August 2022, termed as the highest office of authority in the party. He served as the 13th Chief Minister of Karnataka, and he was former Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly between 1983 - 2022 in different timelines. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also the only politician so far in Karnataka to have served four times as the Chief Minister and three times as the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is the longest serving BJP Chief Minister of Karnataka. He is former MLA from Shikaripura constituency in Shimoga district, from where he has been elected eight times.
B. S. Yediyurappa | |
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| 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 26 July 2019 – 28 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Succeeded by | Basavaraj Bommai |
| In office 17 May 2018 – 23 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Siddaramaiah |
| Succeeded by | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| In office 30 May 2008 – 4 August 2011 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
| In office 12 November 2007 – 19 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 3 February 2006 – 8 October 2007 | |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
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| Preceded by | M. P. Prakash |
| Succeeded by | R. Ashoka K. S. Eshwarappa |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 19 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | B. Y. Raghavendra |
| Succeeded by | B. Y. Raghavendra |
| Constituency | Shimoga |
| Leader of Opposition Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 27 December 1994 – 18 December 1996 | |
| Chief Minister(s) | H. D. Deve Gowda J. H. Patel |
| Preceded by | R. V. Deshpande |
| Succeeded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| In office 9 June 2004 – 2 February 2006 | |
| Chief Minister | Dharam Singh |
| Preceded by | Jagadish Shettar |
| Succeeded by | Dharam Singh |
| In office 25 May 2018 – 26 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Preceded by | Jagadish Shettar |
| Succeeded by | Siddaramaiah |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 13 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | B. Y. Raghavendra |
| Succeeded by | B. Y. Vijayendra |
| Constituency | Shikaripura |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | B. N. Mahalingappa |
| Succeeded by | B. Y. Raghavendra |
| Constituency | Shikaripura |
| In office 1983–1999 | |
| Preceded by | K. Yenkatappa |
| Succeeded by | B. N. Mahalingappa |
| Constituency | Shikaripura |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| In office 18 June 2000 – 17 May 2004 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka | |
| In office 8 April 2016 – 26 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pralhad Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Nalin Kumar Kateel |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | K. S. Eshwarappa |
| Succeeded by | Ananth Kumar |
| In office 1988–1992 | |
| Preceded by | B. B. Shivappa |
| Succeeded by | K. S. Eshwarappa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa 27 February 1943 Bookanakere, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (present-day Karnataka, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-2012; 2014–present) |
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| Spouse |
Mythradevi
(m. 1967; died 2004) |
| Children | 5, including B. Y. Raghavendra, B. Y. Vijayendra |
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| Website | yeddyurappa |
In 2008, Yediyurappa became the chief minister after leading the BJP to victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, a first for the BJP in a South Indian state. In 2011, he resigned after being indicted over a corruption case; he was acquitted in 2016. Owing to alleged ill-treatment meted out to Yediyurappa by the BJP High Command, he left the BJP and formed his own party, the Karnataka Janata Paksha. In 2014 he merged his party with the BJP and was subsequently elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from the Shivamogga constituency, which he quit after being elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the May 2018 state elections. On 17 May 2018, he was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the third time. However, he was unable to get majority support in the Assembly and resigned just two days after taking office, after which H. D. Kumaraswamy took oath as the Chief Minister. After the government of Kumaraswamy lost its majority in July 2019 with the resignation of 17 MLAs, Yediyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister and proved his majority. In the December by-elections, BJP won 12 seats out of 15 and gained a majority of 117 seats under his leadership, cementing his win.
After days of speculation, Yediyurappa resigned as Chief Minister on 26 July 2021, the second anniversary of his fourth term. He was succeeded by his protégé, Basavaraj Bommai, on 28 July 2021.