B. S. Yeddyurappa
Politician
1943 –
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Who is B. S. Yeddyurappa?
Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa is an Indian politician who was the 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka, a state in southern India. He became the Chief Minister of Karnataka after leading the BJP to a historic victory in the 2008 Karnataka Assembly election in 2008. He was the first person from the BJP to become the Chief Minister of a South Indian state. Owing to alleged ill-treatment meted out to Yeddyurappa by the BJP High Command, he left Bharatiya Janata Party. Later he formed Karnataka Janata Paksha. He is a popular leader of the Lingayat community.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1943
Mandya district - Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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