B. C. Nagesh

Bellur Chandrashekharaiah Nagesh (1 July 1959 – 18 August 2026) was an Indian politician who was the Minister of School Education and Literacy & Sakala of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He was a two times Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tiptur.

Early life and education Bellur Chandrashekharaiah Nagesh was born in Chikkamagaluru, Mysuru State on 1 July 1959, to B.S. Chandrashekaraiah and B.C. Savithramma. He attained Bachelor of Engineering from B.M.S. College of Engineering and was part of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during his student days.

Political career Nagesh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1984. He was closely associated with B. L. Santhosh, the National General Secretary (Organisation) of the BJP.

He 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.