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About
B.S. Yediyurappa is a BJP veteran and the first BJP Chief Minister of any South Indian state, serving Karnataka multiple times including his last full term from 2019 to 2021. He built the BJP from scratch in Karnataka over decades and remains the towering OBC figure of Lingayat politics. He stepped down as CM in 2021 and was succeeded by Basavaraj Bommai.
Age
83
Education
ILC (Intermediate Law Course)
Constituency
Shikaripura
Declared Wealth
MyNeta₹57.26 Cr
Total assets
₹0.79 Cr
Liabilities
Net worth: ₹56.47 Crafter liabilities
Source: ECI affidavit — most recent election declaration
Tracked Court Cases
2 casesCBIPSI recruitment scam — alleged corruption in police sub-inspector recruitment
Corruption/DADenotification of mining land — corruption in land denotification
Sources: ECI affidavit, ADR India, court records. Status as of last public disclosure.
Full profile on MyNetaState Context
StateKarnataka →
Ruling PartyINC
CMD.K. Shivakumar
AllianceINDIA
Last Election2023
Assembly seats
135 / 224 seats