Shamanuru Shivashankarappa,MLA has been the significant personality behind the growth of the organisation.
He is the Chairman of Bapuji Educational Association which owns a chain of educational institutions including Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology and many professional institutions of higher education.
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Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Kannada: ಶಾಮನೂರು ಶಿವಶಂಕರಪ್ಪ )(Born: 16th June, 1931, Davangere) is the present Cabinet Minister for Horticulture and Agro Marketing, Government of Karnataka and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Davanagere South Assembly Constituency.