On 20 August 2019, he was inducted as the Cabinet Minister for Large and medium scale industries excluding sugar and Public Enterprise department in the BJP Government led by B. S. Yediyurappa. As the cabinet was being dissolved after the resignation of B. S. Yediyurappa, he also further announced he won't be part of any cabinet in the future.
Early life
Shettar was born on 17 December 1955 in Kerur village of Badamitaluk in the Bijapur district (now part of Bagalkot) of the erstwhile Mysore State (now Karnataka). His father was Shivappa Shettar (died 2011) and mother, Basavenamma. Shivappa was a senior activist of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), and was elected five times to the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation before becoming the first Mayor of Hubli-Dharwad from the party, when he was elected in 1975.[12] Jagadish's uncle Sadashiv Shettar was the first BJS leader in South India to get elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly when he was elected from Hubli City in 1967. Jagadish holds bachelor of commerce and law degrees, and was a practising lawyer for 20 years at the Hubli Bar. He married Shilpa and the couple have two sons: Prashant and Sankalp. Shettar belongs to the Banajiga sub-sect of Lingayat community.[13]
In July 2012, several BJP MLAs owing allegiance to B.S. Yeddyurappa called for the replacement of D.V. Sadananda Gowda with Shettar. After much turmoil, the BJP High Command agreed to make him the Chief minister.[15][16] He was sworn in on 12 July 2012.[17]
2013 Assembly elections
Ahead of assembly polls which were held in May 2013, BJP declared Shettar as its Chief Ministerial candidate for Karnataka state.[18]
Shettar resigned as Chief Minister as BJP failed to retain its power. He submitted his resignation to the Governor of Karnataka on 8 May 2013. BJP suffered a big loss in the May 2013 assembly elections as the Congress wrested Karnataka.[19]