Basavaraj Bommai Takes Oath as New Karnataka Chief Minister

BENGALURU: Basavaraj Bommai took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister today, succeeding BS Yediyurappa who resigned earlier on July 27.

On Day One as Chief Minister, Bommai will chair a meeting of the cabinet. He will also to review COVID-19 and the flood situation in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bommai, saying he brings with him rich legislative and administrative experience. "I am confident he will build on the exceptional work done by our government in the state. Best wishes for a fruitful tenure," he tweeted.

In a separate tweet, the Prime Minister praised BS Yediyurappa for his work for the party and the state. "No words will ever do justice to the monumental contribution of Shri @BSYBJP Ji towards our Party and for Karnataka's growth. For decades, he toiled hard, travelled across all parts of Karnataka, and struck a chord with people. He is admired for his commitment to social welfare," PM Modi said.

A three-time MLA from Shiggaon in central Karnataka's Haveri district, Bommai is a politically powerful Lingayat leader like Yediyurappa and was among his close confidantes. The Veerashaiva-Lingayat community forms 16 per cent of Karnataka's 68 million population.

He was Minister for Home Affairs, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislature in Yediyurappa's council of ministers which was dissolved on Monday.

The son of SR Bommai - a former Chief Minister of Karnataka in the 1980s - Bommai joined the BJP from the Janata Dal-United in 2008, along with 22 others JDU functionaries.

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