Interim Leader of Opposition Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 4 July 2023 – 17 November 2023
Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah
Preceded by
Siddaramaiah
Succeeded by
R. Ashoka
Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka
In office 20 August 2019 – 26 July 2021
Chief Minister
B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by
M. B. Patil
Succeeded by
Araga Jnanendra
Minister of Law & Parliamentary Affairs,
Government of Karnataka
In office 21 January 2021 – 26 July 2021
Chief Minister
B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by
J. C. Madhuswamy
Succeeded by
J. C. Madhuswamy
Minister of Cooperation, Government of Karnataka
In office 27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief Minister
B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by
Bandeppa Kashempur
Succeeded by
S. T. Somashekhar
Minister of Major & Medium Irrigation, Government of Karnataka
In office 7 June 2008 – 13 May 2013
Chief Minister
B. S. Yediyurappa Sadananda Gowda Jagadish Shettar
Preceded by
K. S. Eshwarappa
Succeeded by
M. B. Patil
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 May 2008
Preceded by
Sindhura Rajashekhar
Constituency
Shiggaon
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
In office 6 January 1998 – 17 April 2008
Succeeded by
Shivaraj Sajjanar
Constituency
Dharwad Local Authorities
23rd Leader of the House in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 28 July 2021 – 20 May 2023
Preceded by
B. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded by
Siddaramaiah
Personal details
Born
(1960-01-28) 28 January 1960 (age 64) Hubli, Mysore State, (present-day Hubballi, Karnataka), India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party (2008-present)
Other political affiliations
Janata Dal (United) (2004-2008) Janata Dal (1992-2004)
Spouse
Chennamma
Parent(s)
S. R. Bommai Gangamma
Residence
Bengaluru
Education
B.E.
Alma mater
KLE Technological University
Cabinet
Basavaraj Bommai ministry
Basavaraj Somappa Bommai//ⓘ (born 28 January 1960) is an Indian politician and engineer who served as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka from 18 July 2021 to 19 May 2023. He is formerly serving Interim Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and He was former 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. Between 1998 and 2008, he was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from Dharwad local authorities. He served as Minister for Water Resources and major and medium irrigation from 2008 to 2013, Home Affairs, Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperation between 2019 and 2021 minister in charge of Haveri and Udupi districts from 2019 to 2021.[1]
In July 2022, Bommai became only the second person from BJP Karnataka, to complete one year as chief minister of the state.[2] During his tenure he was called the "Common Man - CM" by the media and his followers.[3][4][5] Bommai is the son of the former Chief Minister of Karnataka and Union Minister of Human Resource Development, S. R. Bommai, who is widely remembered as the champion for the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, considered one of the most quoted verdicts in the country's political history.[6][7][8] Basavaraj Bommai and his father are only the second father and son duo after H. D. Devegowda and H. D. Kumaraswamy to become the Chief Ministers of Karnataka.[9] In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Haveri constituency in the 2024 General Elections.[10]
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^IANS (3 May 2022). "Bommai a 'Common Man', Will Remain Karnataka CM: State BJP Chief Amid Rumours". TheQuint. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^"Karnataka CM using soft power to shore up his sagging image: Experts". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^"As Basavaraj Bommai rises, how his father changed the course of Indian politics". Hindustan Times. 29 July 2021.
^"What is the S.R. Bommai case, and why is it quoted often?". The Hindu. 18 May 2018.
^"Bommai verdict: A law for all time". Deccan Herald. August 2021.
^"Basavaraj Bommai to be latest in father-son duo club to occupy CM's chair". The Times of India. 30 July 2021.
^"Lok Sabha elections: Anurag Thakur, Bommai, Gadkari in BJP's second list; Piyush Goyal to make poll debut". Moneycontrol. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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