Bangalore:
Jagadish Shettar is 55 and comes from north Karnataka. He trained as a lawyer and has been politically active ever since he was a student. He was and active part of both the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat, the BJP's student wind, and the RSS.
Mr Shettar has been leader of the opposition in the state Assembly and has been president of the state unit of the BJP. Shettar was also the BJP's first Speaker in the Karnataka Assembly.
This Lingayat leader has had a rocky relationship at times with Mr Yeddyurappa, who picked him as Revenue Minister only after some pressure. He was most recently Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj. Mr Shettar has two sons.