Basavaraj Bommai replaces BS Yediyurappa as new Karnataka Chief Minister

New Delhi: Basavaraj Bommai was on Tuesday chosen as the new chief minister of Karnataka, a day after the resignation of BS Yediyurappa from the top post. The decision was taken at the BJP legislature party meeting in Bengaluru.

Dharmendra Pradhan and G Kishan Reddy — BJP’s Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh, BS Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai, and Jagadish Shettar were present at the meeting along with party MLAs.

Bommai will take oath at around 3:20 pm tomorrow, sources said.

Basavaraj S Bommai to be the next CM of Karnataka announces BJP observer for the state and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pic.twitter.com/poNFhORUHq

— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2021

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar congratulated Bommai on his selection as the new Chief Minister.

“Congratulations to Sri @BSBommai for being selected as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. Congress party and the state hopes that the focus will be back on governance now,” Shivakumar tweeted.

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ನೂತನ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಬಸವರಾಜ ಬೊಮ್ಮಾಯಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು.

ಆಡಳಿತದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮರಳಿ ಗಮನ ಹರಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಭರವಸೆ ಇರಿಸಿದೆ.@BSBommai

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) July 27, 2021

BS Yediyurappa, on Monday, tendered his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister, ending weeks of speculation over his continuance on the post.

Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot accepted his resignation and asked him to continue as the caretaker Chief Minister till the next CM is sworn in.

Stating that nobody pressurised him to resign, Yediyurappa said he had stepped down so that somebody else could take over as chief minister after the successful completion of two years of the BJP-led state government.

Ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly polls, Yediyurappa assured that he shall work to bring the party back to power in the upcoming polls.