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Jagadish Shivappa Shettar (born 17 December 1955) is an Indian politician, who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2012 to 2013. He is currently serving as Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He has subsequently served as Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He also served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly during 2008–2009.
After serving as an MLA for close to three decades and in multiple key positions, Jagadish Shettar submitted his resignation to the BJP and joined the Congress on Monday. The BJP has denied ...
Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who was denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest the May 10 assembly elections in the state, resigned as MLA and from the ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar re-joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on January 25, about a year after quitting the saffron party and joining the Congress.
May 13, 2023 · Jagadish Shettar, as per trends, is trailing against BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai by 35,570 votes. advertisement. Shettar called it quits with the saffron party in April after being denied a ticket from the BJP. At the time of dissociation with the BJP, the Lingayat strongman said that he felt "humiliated".
Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar on Friday explained why he jumped ship from the BJP and joined the Congress party, citing that his self-respect was “damaged”. Former Karnataka chief ...
Apr 17, 2023 · Former Karnataka chief minister and veteran BJP leader Jagadish Shettar, who resigned as MLA on Sunday after he was denied a ticket for the Assembly polls, was inducted into the Congress by All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge Monday morning.. A key Lingayat leader and long-time member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Shettar said he was unhappy about the manner in which he was treated by the BJP leadership when he was denied the ticket from Hubli-Dharwad ...
Apr 16, 2023 · Who is Jagadish Shettar, the Lingayat heavyweight who resigned as BJP MLA ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls? Former chief minister, Opposition leader, six-time MLA who held various portfolios in different governments, Jagadish Shettar was one of the foremost Lingayat leaders in the BJP alongside B S Yediyurappa.
Apr 28, 2024 · Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar quit the BJP and joined the Congress in April 2023, just months before the elections, sending shockwaves across the party he had been associated with for decades. Though he lost the elections from his home turf Hubli-Dharwad, he was made an MLC. He returned to the BJP in January and is now its candidate from the Belgaum Lok Sabha seat that was earlier represented by his close relative and former Union Minister Suresh Angadi.
Apr 17, 2023 · Former CM and prominent Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar on Sunday resigned as MLA after the BJP leadership made it clear that he would not be fielded from the Hubballi Dharwad Central segment for ...
