B. C. Nagesh

Bellur Chandrashekharaiah Nagesh is an Indian politician who was the Minister of School Education and Literacy & Sakala of Karnataka from 04 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He is a two times Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tiptur.

Early life and education
Nagesh was born in Tumkur district. He attained Bachelors of Engineering from B.M.S. College of Engineering and was part of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during his student days.

Parents: B S Chandrashekaraiah & BC Savithramma

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.

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.