Vijay Sankeshwar (Kannada:ವಿಜಯ್ ಸಂಕೇಶ್ವರ ; born: 1950) is a politician, publisher and businessman from Gadag, Karnataka. He is the chairman of India's largest logistics firm VRL Group and is also known for being the owner of the largest fleet of commercial vehicles in India.He left BJP and founded Kannada Nadu Party. Later he joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha of BJP outcast Yeddyurappa; the party eventually merged back with BJP.