B. C. Nagesh

Bellur Chandrashekharaiah^[1] Nagesh is an Indian politician who was the Minister of School Education and Literacy & Sakala^[2] of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He is a two times Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tiptur.^[3]

B. C. Nagesh
Minister of School Education and Literacy & Sakala of Karnataka [citation needed]
In office 4 August 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief Minister	Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	S. Suresh Kumar
Succeeded by	Madhu Bangarappa
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 2018 – 13 May 2023
Preceded by	B H M Yashwanth
Constituency	Tiptur
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	B. Nanjamari
Succeeded by	K. Shadakshari
Constituency	Tiptur
Personal details
Born	(1959-07-01) 1 July 1959 (age 65)[1] Chikkamagaluru,[1]Mysuru State (present-day Karnataka), India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata party
Residence	Tiptur
Education	Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering
Alma mater	B.M.S. College of Engineering, B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management

Early life and education

Nagesh was born in Tumkur district. He attained Bachelors of Engineering from B.M.S. College of Engineering^[4] and was part of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during his student days.^[5][6]

Parents: B S Chandrashekaraiah & BC Savithramma^{[citation needed]}

Political career

He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1984. He is closely associated with B. L. Santhosh, the National General Secretary (Organisation) of the BJP.^[5][7]

Nagesh won the state assembly elections from Tiptur constituency in 2008 and 2018.

In 2021, he was inducted into the Basavaraj Bommai ministry and was made the Minister of Primary & Secondary Education.^[3]