B. Shivappa (19 September 1929 – 31 July 2017) was a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and one of the founders of the BJP in Karnataka, India.
He has the distinction of having been elected in both houses of Karnataka Legislature.
Shivappa was born on 19 September 1929 in Somwarpet, Coorg State (present day Karnataka).
[2] His political career began with his initial association with Congress (O) before joining Janata Party.
[3] Following the ouster of Yediyurappa from the BJP in 2012, he was nominated as Member of Karnataka Legislative Council for the remainder term of Vijay Sankeshwar who had quit as MLC to join Karnataka Janata Paksha led by Yediyurappa.