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BS Yediyurappa
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- Born 27 February 1943
- Age 81
- Birth Place Bookanakere, Kingdom Of Mysore, British India, (present-day, Karnataka, India, )
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party<small>(1980-2012; 2014-present)</small>
- In Office 19th Chief Minister Of Karnataka 26 July 2019 - 28 July 2021, 5th Deputy Chief Minister Of Karnataka 3 February 2006 - 8 October 2007, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 16 May 2014 - 19 May 2018, Leader Of OppositionKarnataka Legislative Assembly 27 December 1994 - 18 December 1996, Member Of Karnataka Legislative Assembly 16 May 2018 - 13 May 2023, Member Of Karnataka Legislative Council 18 June 2000 - 17 May 2004, President Of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka 8 April 2016 - 26 July 2019
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BS Yediyurappa BIOGRAPHY
B S Yediyurappa: A Dominant Force in Karnataka Politics Born 27 February 1943, B S Yediyurappa is a veteran Indian politician and a prominent figure in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His political career spans decades, marked by significant achievements and controversies. Elected eight times as a...
BS Yediyurappa PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Mythradevi (1967; died 2004), |
| Children | 5, including B. Y. Raghavendra, B. Y. Vijayendra |
POSITIONS HELD BY BS Yediyurappa
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the 16th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | N/A |
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | N/A |
BS YEDIYURAPPA NEWS
Fresh summons issued for appearance of former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa in Pocso case
November 18, 2025 9:22 pm
The summons for the BJP veteran and three of his associates comes in the wake of the Karnataka High Court's November 13 decision to uphold the special court's decision to take cognisance of a chargesheet filed in the case.
‘Challenges have been dismissed in earlier petition,’ says state in response to former CM B S Yediyurappa’s plea in Karnataka HC against Pocso case
October 11, 2025 10:48 pm
In March 2024, a woman had accused B S Yediyurappa of inappropriately touching her minor daughter when they visited him to seek help regarding an earlier instance of sexual assault.
Karnataka ex-CM Yediyurappa tells HC that 1-year period for Pocso trial against him has not begun
August 23, 2025 6:25 pm
The case was based on the complaint by a woman who accused Yediyurappa of inappropriately touching her daughter when they visited him in February 2024 to seek help regarding an earlier instance of sexual assault.
Covid scam panel recommends action against deputy commissioners of 3 Karnataka districts and BBMP officials
April 15, 2025 7:46 pm
The commission’s first report had recommended action against former chief minister B S Yediyurappa and former health minister B Sriramulu, among others, after huge discrepancies were reported in the BJP government’s Covid-related purchases.
Big court verdict day on Feb 7 for Karnataka – CM Siddaramaiah in Muda case, former CM Yediyurappa in Pocso case
February 07, 2025 5:32 am
The same single-judge Karnataka High Court bench is set to pronounce verdicts in the two high-profile cases.
Karnataka CID files chargesheet against Yediyurappa: A look at the sexual assault case so far
June 28, 2024 8:23 am
The CID filed the chargesheet in a fast track court designated for cases filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, on Thursday evening.
Karnataka CID files chargesheet against Yediyurappa over allegation of ‘sexually assaulting minor girl’
June 28, 2024 1:39 am
Alleged incident took place on Feb 2, when the girl and her mother met Yediyurappa for help in seeking justice in an earlier case of alleged sexual assault on the girl by a relative
Non-bailable arrest warrant for ex-Karnataka CM Yediyurappa in case of sex assault on minor girl
June 14, 2024 5:57 am
BJP veteran Yediyurappa is accused of sexually harassing a minor girl when her mother went to meet him for help in a 2015 case of sexual assault of the same girl by a relative.
In Pocso case against Yediyurappa, victim's brother moves Karnataka High Court seeking speedy probe
June 13, 2024 1:31 am
The victim's mother died on May 26, and the brother approached the court, saying the police had not progressed with the investigation even after two months of the registration of the case.
Rebellion, ‘outsider’ tag: BJP’s hurdles in Karnataka
March 27, 2024 2:18 am
“Both father (Yediyurappa) and son (BJP state president B Y Vijayendra) had told me that my son will get the ticket,” he said, noting that Yediyurappa's elder son Raghavendra in an MP from Shimoga and the younger son — B Y Vijayendra — is an MLA from Shikaripura.
