NE NEWS SERVICE
BENGALURU, JULY 27
Basavaraj Somappa Bommai, the present Minister of State for Home Affairs and Law and son of former Chief Minister S R Bommai, has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, according to media reports.
It was earlier reported that BS Yediyurappa, who resigned as the Karnataka chief minister on Monday, would likely name Bommai if asked to suggest his successor for the chief minister’s post.
ಇಂದು ನಡೆದ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರಾದ
ಶ್ರೀ@dpradhanbjp ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ@kishanreddybjp ರವರ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ವಾನುಮತದಿಂದ ಶ್ರೀ@BSBommai ಅವರನ್ನು ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನಾಯಕರು, ರಾಜ್ಯದ ನೂತನ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/wfJOnf7X0D— Nalinkumar Kateel (@nalinkateel) July 27, 2021
Bommai was elected as the new chief minister of Karnataka by the BJP Legislature party in the presence of central observers and the state in charge. Outgoing CM BS Yediyurappa was also present at the meeting that took place at Hotel Capitol in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
The two-time MLC and three-time MLA from Shiggaon in Haveri district elected as Leader of BJP Legislature Party of Karnataka and set to be New CM as successor of BS Yediyurappa.
Initiating the formal process to replace B S Yediyurappa, who resigned as Karnataka CM, the Bharatiya Janata Party central leadership directed the state unit to convene a meeting of the legislature party in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Union Ministers and BJP observers for Karnataka, G Kishan Reddy and Dharmendra Pradhan were in Bengaluru to decide on the new leader.
Earlier reports suggested that the BJP had shortlisted eight persons for the post and added that most likely a Lingayat will be picked to take forward the legacy of Yediyurappa in the state.
Dharwad West MLA Aravind Bellad, Vijayapura MLA Basannagouda Patil Yatnal, Karnataka Mines and Geology Minister Murgesh R Nirani and Basavaraj Bommai may get a chance as they belong to Panchamasali Lingayat community, are among the contenders.
