Basavaraj Bommai Appointed As Karnataka CM After BS Yediyurappa Quits

TPI Staff July 27, 2021

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, following BS Yediyurappa’s resignation from the post on Monday.

This came after the BJP called a legislature meeting at Capitol Hotel in Bengaluru to discuss candidates for the state’s top post.

G Kishan Reddy broke the news on Twitter saying, “The @BJP4Karnataka Legislative Party Has Unanimously Elected Sri

@BSBommai Avaru As Its Leader & The Next Chief Minister Of Karnataka, In The Presence Of Senior Central & State Leadership, This Evening, In Bengaluru. My Heartiest Congratulations To Sri Bommai.”

https://twitter.com/kishanreddybjp/status/1420033381446922247?s=19

Basavaraj Bommai belongs to the Sadara Lingayat community. He is a close confidant of BS Yediyurappa and hails from the ‘janata pariwar’. His father SR Bommai also served as Karnataka’s chief minister.

“BS Yediyurappa, on Monday, tendered his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister, ending weeks of speculation over his continuance on the post.”

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