Tag: Karnataka
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai allocates cabinet portfolios, retains finance & intelligence
CM Bommai also kept Bengaluru development, cabinet affairs & all unallotted portfolios. First-time minister Araga Jnanendra was assigned home ministry, excluding intelligence.
After Khel Ratna name change, BJP leader asks Karnataka CM to rename Indira canteens
In a tweet Saturday, BJP National General Secretary C.T. Ravi said Kannadigas should not be reminded of 'dark days of Emergency' with these Indira canteens.
New CM Bommai expands Karnataka cabinet, Yediyurappa’s son and detractors left out
Cabinet expansion under new Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai takes place Wednesday, 29 ministers appointed but no deputy CMs. Former CM Yediyurappa had 3 deputies.
New Karnataka Covid restrictions trigger protest as many refused entry at Kerala border
Karnataka has barred entry of people from Kerala & Maharashtra unless they produce a negative RT-PCR certificate not older than 72 hours, or a vaccination certificate.
BJP says it doesn’t believe in dynastic politics, but its list of dynast leaders is ever-growing
New Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai is the latest addition to the list of dynasts in a party that calls dynastic politics the 'biggest enemy' of democracy. Here's a list of 25 such leaders.
As video of teary-eyed Bommai at pet’s funeral goes viral, netizens praise ‘dog lover’ CM
The newly-appointed Karnataka CM lost his pet Sunny, earlier this month. The video is of the dog's last rites being performed, where Bommai appears visibly upset and is seen wiping his eyes.
Mamata’s meeting signals her intent for a larger role. Promises exciting times ahead
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Basavaraj Bommai takes oath as new Chief Minister of Karnataka
Bommai is a close confidant of Yediyurappa. He was Minister for Home Affairs, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislature in Yediyurappa’s council of ministers.
Engineer to Karnataka CM — The rise of BSY loyalist & Lingayat leader Basavaraj Bommai
61-year-old Bommai held the portfolio of Home, Law, and Parliamentary Affairs in the Yediyurappa government. BJP leaders describe him as a 'shrewd' politician who 'knows his job'.
Basavaraj Bommai will be new Karnataka CM, BJP picks 61-year-old to replace Yediyurappa
Basavaraj Bommai, 61, is a close confidante of Yediyurappa and a Lingayat leader like him. He will take oath as Karnataka CM Wednesday.