B. Nagendra is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports, and Tribal Welfare in the Government of Karnataka since 29 May 2023. He has been elected four times as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Bellary & Kudligi constituency.
Education
He is a B.com. graduate from Veerashaiva College, Bellary, Gulbarga University in the year 1993.
Career
He represents Bellary Rural constituency from Ballari district as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly as an INC candidate. He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Kudligi from 2008 to 2018 as BJP and Independent candidate respectively. He was a former close aide of Mining Baron Gali Janardhan Reddy. He defeated BJP leader and former Transport minister of Karnataka B Sriramulu by 29,500 votes in 2023 legislative assembly election representing Bellary Rural.