B. S. Yediyurappa

Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa // ^ⓘ (born 27 February 1943), often referred to by his initials BSY, is an Indian politician. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he has served as the chief minister of Karnataka for four terms, and was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2022, though his tenure was not continuous throughout that period.

In 2008, Yediyurappa assume office as the chief minister of Karnataka after leading the BJP to victory in the state's legislative assembly elections, marking the first occasion on which the BJP formed a state government in South India. In 2011, he resigned after being indicted over a corruption case, from which he was acquitted in 2016. In 2012, owing to alleged ill-treatment by the BJP high command, Yediyurappa parted ways with the party to establish his own political outfit, the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP). In 2014, he merged the KJP with the BJP and was subsequently elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from the Shivamogga constituency. He later resigned from the Lok Sabha following his election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the state election held in 2018, after which, he was sworn in as chief minister for the third time. However, he failed to secure majority support in the Assembly and resigned two days later. H. D. Kumaraswamy subsequently took oath as chief minister. In July 2019, the Kumaraswamy government lost its majority following the resignation of 17 MLAs. Yediyurappa was once again sworn in as chief minister, and in the by-elections held later that year, consolidated his majority.

Yediyurappa resigned as chief minister on 26 July 2021, on the second anniversary of his fourth term. He was succeeded by Basavaraj Bommai, on 28 July 2021.