Basavaraj Bommai vowed as Karnataka chief minister today. In the ceremony held at the glasshouse of state Raj Bhavan, Bommai took the oath from governor Thawar Chand Gehlot at 11 am. Bommai is the 23rd chief minister of Karnataka. He was appointed for the post on Tuesday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command as the Legislative Party Leader, a day after BS Yediyurappa turned in his papers.
Bommai has informed the press that he will hold a meeting with the senior officials in the government to take stalk of the administration. He also said, “I met Dharmendra Pradhan and Arun Singh this morning. They have told me there is no need for any meeting (on Cabinet formation) today. We will make a decision after they leave,” said Bommai.
“We won’t take much time. For all the work that needs to be completed, we need a full team (of ministers). So we will do it (Cabinet formation) at the earliest,” he added.
Bommai is the son of former chief minister S R Bommai. He started his political career with the Janata Dal and worked with senior leaders including H D Devegowda and Ramakrishna Hegde. He left the Janata Dal (United) and joined the BJP in February 2008. A graduate in mechanical engineering, he was elected as a member of the Karnataka legislative council in 1998 and 2004 from Dharwad. He was thrice elected to Karnataka legislative assembly from the Shiggaon constituency in Haveri district in 2008, 2013 and 2018.
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