Basavaraj Bommai recently sworn in as new Chief Minister of Karnataka. Basavaraj Bommai is the three-time MLA from Shegaon in Haveri district in North Karnataka and was the Home Minister and Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the Yediyurappa Cabinet.
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Considered a close confidante of Yediyurappa, Bommai joined BJP in 2008 and served as Water Resources Minister between 2008 and 2013.
A Mechanical Engineer, Bommai is son of former Chief Minister S. R. Bommai who was in office between 1988 and 1989. After his election as Legislative Party leader, Basavaraj Bommai will work under the guidance of outgoing Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa and work towards poverty alleviation
