Basavaraj Bommai
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.
Basavaraj Bommai | |
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| 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 28 July 2021 – 19 May 2023 | |
| Governor | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| Preceded by | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Succeeded by | Siddaramaiah |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 28 January 1960 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 |
In July 2022, Bommai became only the second person from BJP Karnataka, to complete one year as chief minister of the state. During his tenure he was called the "Common Man - CM" by the media and his followers. 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. 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. In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Haveri constituency in the 2024 General Elections.