B. B. Shivappa

Indian politician

Belooru Basappa Shivappa

Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
19 March 2013 – 20 June 2014
Preceded by| Vijay Sankeshwar
Constituency| Nominated
In office
1 July 1984 – 30 June 1990
Constituency| elected by Legislative Assembly Members
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–2004
Preceded by| Gurudev
Succeeded by| H. M. Vishwanath
Constituency| Sakleshpur
President
Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
In office
1983–1988
Preceded by| A. K. Subbaiah
Succeeded by| B. S. Yediyurappa
Personal details
Born| (1929-09-19)19 September 1929
Somwarpet, Kodagu
Karnataka
Died| 31 July 2017(2017-07-31) (aged 87)
Nationality| Indian
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse| Smt. Susheela
Profession| Politician

B. B. Shivappa (19 September 1929 – 31 July 2017) was a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and one of the founders of the BJP in Karnataka, India. He has the distinction of having been elected in both houses of Karnataka Legislature.

## Early life and political career

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Shivappa was born on 19 September 1929 in Somwarpet, Coorg State (present day Karnataka).[1] He belonged to Lingayat community.[2]

His political career began with his initial association with Congress (O) before joining Janata Party. He later became one of the founding fathers of the BJP Karnataka. He was the second state President of the party after A. K. Subbaiah in 1983.

In 1984, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council from the legislative assembly and continued to be the member of the house till 1990. He later went on to contest elections from Sakleshpur and was elected in 1994 for the first time. He was re-elected in 1999 and continued to be a member till 2004.[3]

Following the ouster of Yediyurappa from the BJP in 2012, he was nominated as Member of Karnataka Legislative Council for the remainder term of Vijay Sankeshwar who had quit as MLC to join Karnataka Janata Paksha led by Yediyurappa.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Shivappa B. B". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
2. ^ "BJP leader Shivappa laid to rest in native town". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
3. ^ "Belooru Basappa Shivappa: Shivappa built BJP and led it from front | Bengaluru News". The Times of India. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
4. ^ Kumar M., Anil (19 March 2013). "BJP veteran Shivappa nominated MLC". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 September 2021.