Bangalore: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Basavaraj Bommai was on Wednesday sworn in as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. He will replace BS Yediyurappa as the 20th Chief Minister of the state.
The swearing-in ceremony was held on July 28 at 11 am at the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.
Basavaraj Bommai was appointed to the top post during a meeting of the legislature party in Bengaluru chaired by the central leadership on Tuesday in the presence of outgoing CM BS Yediyurappa. Karnataka BJP observer and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced Basavaraj S Bommai as the next Chief Minister.
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Born on 28 January 1960 in Hubli, Basavaraj Sadar belongs to the Lingayat community. He began his political journey with the Janata Dal and was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council twice (1997 and 2003). He was also the Political Secretary to Chief Minister JH Patel and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Council.
Bommai left Janata Dal (United) and joined BJP in February 2008 and was elected MLA from Shiggaon constituency of Haveri district in the assembly elections held in the same year. After this, he was elected from this seat in the 2013 and 2018 assembly elections as well.
Basavaraj’s caste, educational qualification, administrative ability and proximity to Yeddyurappa and BJP central leaders are being cited as the main reasons for his selection for the post.
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