Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has been sworn in. He was sworn in before Governor Tawarchand Gehlot at the Raj Bhavan. After the resignation of BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP assembly party meeting held yesterday elected Basavaraj Bommai as the party leader. Bommai is the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Bomme is a leader from the Lingayat community in Uttara Kannada. He is also loyal to Yeddyurappa. Basavaraj, the son of former chief minister SR Bommai, handled home, law, and parliamentary affairs in the Yeddyurappa cabinet.
The Prime Minister congratulated Basavaraj Bommai. He expressed confidence that the new chief minister would be able to continue the special activities of the state BJP government.
This is not the first time in Karnataka that a father and son have become the Chief Minister. HD Deve Gowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy have been the Chief Ministers of Karnataka.
