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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Vijay Sankeshwar<br />
| image = Vijay Sankeshwar (2).jpg<br />
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| caption = Vijay Sankeshwar (2020)<br />
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| birth_place = [[Gadag]]<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| years_active = 1967–present<br />
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| title = [[Chairman]] and [[managing director]] of [[VRL Group]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| boards = [[VRL Group]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors of VRL|url=http://www.vrlgroup.in/directive_board_of_vrl.aspx|publisher=vrlgroup.in|access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref><br />
| spouse = Lalita<br />
| children = 3 daughters, 1 son <br />
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| relatives = Anand Sankeshwar (son)<br />
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'''Vijay Sankeshwar''' is an Indian businessman from [[Dharwad]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>[http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2006/05/27/why-sankeshwar-wants-to-sell-vijaya-karnataka/ why-sankeshwar-wants-to-sell-vijaya-karnataka]</ref> He along with Anand Sankeshwar (managing director) is the chairman of India's largest logistics firm [[VRL Group]]. He is also known for being the owner of the largest fleet of commercial vehicles in [[India]].<ref>[http://www.vrlgroup.in/ vrlgroup]</ref><br />
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He left BJP and founded the [[Kannada Nadu Party]]. Later he joined the [[Karnataka Janata Paksha]] of BJP outcast Yeddyurappa; the party eventually merged back with BJP. Sankeshwar was also a former Member of Parliament from North Dharwad constituency as a BJP member.<br />
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Sankeshwar previously owned Karnataka's largest circulating newspaper, ''[[Vijaya Karnataka]]'', until it was sold to Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. ([[The Times Group]]) for an undisclosed sum in 2007. After the expiry of a five-year non-compete clause he launched ''[[Vijaya Vani]]'' in 2012. ''Vijaya Vani'' is now the #1 Kannada daily newspaper, with 8 lakh+ sold copies every day.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}<br />
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Sankeshwar launched a new Kannada channel, Digvijay 24X7, on April 4, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=445935|title = Mangaluru: New TV news channel 'Digvijay 24X7' launched}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]] in the [[Republic of India]].<br />
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[[File:Vijay Sankeshwar (5).jpg|thumb|right|225px|Vijay Sankeshwar (middle), in 2018]]<br />
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==Education==<br />
He completed his graduation in Commerce and was educated at Adarsh Shikshan Samiti, College of Commerce, [[Gadag]], [[Karnataka University]], [[Dharwad]], [[Karnataka]].<br />
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==Political career==<br />
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! Year !! Position held<br />
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| 1993 || Member, B.J.P., Dist. Dharwad, Karnataka (held various positions at district and state level) <br />
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| 1996 || Elected to 11th Lok Sabha <br />
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| 1996-97 || Member, Committee on Finance; member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport <br />
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| 1998 || Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) <br />
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| 1998-99 || Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism; member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface | Transport <br />
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| 1999 || Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) <br />
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| 1999-2000 || Member, Committee on Commerce; member, Committee on Transport and Tourism <br />
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