1. Jagadish Shivappa Shettar was born on 17 December 1955 and is an Indian politician, who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013.
16 Facts About Jagadish Shettar
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Jagadish Shettar is currently serving as Member of parliament representing Belgavi constituency.
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Jagadish Shettar has subsequently served as Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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Jagadish Shettar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Jagadish Shettar represented Hubli-Dharwad Central Vidhan Sabha seat, which he resigned in 2023 before the elections.
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Jagadish Shettar's father was Shivappa Shettar and mother, Basavenamma.
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Jagadish's uncle Sadashiv Shettar was the first BJS leader in South India to get elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly when he was elected from Hubli City in 1967.
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Jagadish Shettar holds bachelor of commerce and law degrees, and was a practising lawyer for 20 years at the Hubli Bar.
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Jagadish Shettar married Shilpa and the couple have two sons: Prashant and Sankalp.
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In 2008, following the BJP victory in Karnataka assembly elections, Jagadish Shettar was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Karnataka legislative assembly.
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Jagadish Shettar resigned as Chief Minister as BJP failed to retain its power.
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Jagadish Shettar submitted his resignation to the Governor of Karnataka on 8 May 2013.
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Jagdish Jagadish Shettar was elected as the leader of BJP's legislative party and Leader of opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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Jagadish Shettar announced his resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party and as the Member of Legislative Assembly after he was denied a ticket for the upcoming assembly election on 16 April 2023.
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Jagadish Shettar had represented the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency for over 3 decades which he lost by a vast margin.
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Jagadish Shettar returned to Bharatiya Janata Party on 25 January 2024 after spending 9 months in Congress.