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👁 Basavaraj Bommai
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  • Born 28 January 1960
  • Age 64
  • Birth Place Hubli, Mysore State, Hubballi, Karnataka
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party (2008-present)
  • In Office Leader Of Opposition In Karnataka Legislative Assembly 20 May 2023 - 17 November 2023, 23rd Chief Minister Of Karnataka 28 July 2021 - 19 May 2023, Minister Of Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Government Of Karnataka 21 January 2021 - 26 July 2021, Minister Of Home Affairs, Government Of Karnataka 20 August 2019 - 26 July 2021, Minister Of Cooperation, Government Of Karnataka 27 September 2019 - 10 February 2020, Minister Of Major & Medium Irrigation, Government Of Karnataka 7 June 2008 - 13 May 2013, Member Of Karnataka Legislative Assembly 25 May 2008 - 15 June 2024
  • Residence Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Basavaraj Bommai BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 05 Dec 2024
Basavaraj Somappa Bommai is a former chief minister of Karnataka, who held the position from July 18, 2021 to May 2023. Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the assembly elections on May 13, 2023, he resigned from the position of the CM. The saffron party was voted out of its only bastion ...in southern India, with the Congress registering a resounding victory by winning 136 out of 224 assembly seats. The defeat came despite a high-decibel poll campaign headlined by BJP bigwigs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda in the state. Bommai was previously a member of the Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United). He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the legislature of Karnataka for Shiggaon, from where he has been elected four times since 2008. The year Bommai took the electoral plunge proved fortuitous. In 1999, the Janata Dal had split into the JD(S) and JD(U), led by Deve Gowda and J H Patel respectively, and the two factions had quickly dropped all pretences about the BJP being “ideologically untouchable”. In 1999, the JD(U) allied with the NDA for the 1999 Lok Sabha polls; in 2006, the JD(S) formed a coalition government with the BJP in Karnataka. On July 18, 2021, Bommai was sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka. He replaced BS Yediyurappa, who resigned after being embroiled in a corruption scandal. Bommai's appointment was seen as a move by the BJP to consolidate its position in Karnataka ahead of the 2023 assembly elections. Born on January 28, 1960 in Hubballi, Karnataka, he is the son of SR Bommai, who was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1988 to 1990. Bommai studied at B. V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology in Hubballi, where he received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in civil engineering. After graduating, Bommai worked as an engineer for a few years before entering politics. In government, Bommai proved an efficient minister, steering the first Water Resources Ministry under three different CMs, and lately Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs. Bommai is credited with getting to the Shiggaon region drinking water, irrigation for over 30,000 acres of dry land, cemented roads, a temple and educational institutions.

Basavaraj Bommai PERSONAL LIFE

Father S. R. Bommai
Spouse Chennamma
Children 2 children including Bharath Basavaraja Somappa Rayappa Bommai (BJP Candidate from Shiggaon ByPolls 2024)
Education B.E.

POSITIONS HELD BY Basavaraj Bommai

Position Tenure
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 25 May 2008 - Present
Chief Minister of Karnataka 28 July 2021 - 19 May 2023

BASAVARAJ BOMMAI NEWS

Karnataka Waqf row: Former CM Basavaraj Bommai urges govt to act on Anwar Manippady report

November 03, 2024 6:02 pm

The ruling Congress and Opposition BJP have been engaged in a war of words over notices served by the Waqf Board to those encroaching on its lands.

Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai obtains media gag order after advocate claims to be in possession of private videos

August 28, 2024 8:53 pm

Karnataka BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai has also rejected speculation that his son could be fielded as the BJP candidate for the Shiggaon bypoll

Basavaraj Bommai seeks court injunction against media after advocate claims he has private video of ex-Karnataka CM

August 28, 2024 10:38 am

Advocate Jagadeesh K N has claimed on social media that he has private videos of BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai from his tenure as chief minister of Karnataka.

Karnataka BJP to protest for SIT probe in Haveri moral policing case: Basavaraj Bommai

January 18, 2024 5:19 pm

The BJP leader alleges police tried to hush up the incident and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been ‘negligent’ about the case.

Bengaluru News Highlights: BJP Karnataka held a protest against Congress govt over alleged corruption

October 17, 2023 10:54 pm

Bengaluru News Highlights: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, hosted a three-day International Seminar focusing on Exotic and Underutilized Horticultural Crops

Kumaraswamy calls for dissolution of Siddaramaiah govt as CM’s son says ‘voters were bribed’

September 21, 2023 9:20 am

The JD(S) leader says irregularities took place in all the 224 seats and that voters were influenced by guarantee cards distributed door to door.

SEP is nothing but Sonia Gandhi Education Policy: Ex-Karnataka CM Bommai

August 22, 2023 10:24 pm

In an apparent reference to Gandhi's European roots, Bommai slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for bringing back 'colonial culture'

Siddaramaiah draws fire from Kumaraswamy, Bommai for 'using' IAS officers to welcome Oppn meet leaders

July 18, 2023 9:16 pm

As JD(S), BJP accuse Cong govt of indulging in 'unprecedented abuse' of power, Deputy CM Shivakumar rejects the charges, saying the officers were deputed as per protocol

BJP’s post-poll heartburn continues in Karnataka as MLA takes on ex-CM Bommai

June 27, 2023 4:30 am

Day after Basangouda Patil Yatnal hits out at Bommai over D K Shivakumar visit, BJP workers scuffle in Bagalkot district; K S Eshwarappa blames “Congress influence” for indiscipline

Man spotted on CCTV slashing guard in Bengaluru MLA Layout nabbed

June 23, 2023 11:48 am

The security guard was attacked while on duty outside a street, close to former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s residence.

👁 Delison custodial death
The 100-day vigil: How a custodial death case ended in a state-ordered cremation
India21 min ago

After 100 days, the body of 26-year-old Dalit man Akash Delison was finally removed from a government hospital and cremated under police protection. His family had demanded justice for his alleged death in police custody and refused to accept the body until all 16 involved officers were arrested. Despite actions taken, their demand for accountability remains unmet.

BASAVARAJ BOMMAI PHOTOS

Bengaluru waterlogged after heavy rain, NDRF rescues stranded citizens

November 23, 2021 10:05 pm

PM Narednra Modi assured help to Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai following heavy downpour and floods in many parts.

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