It’s Bommai: BSY s close aide bags Karnataka CM throne
BJP goes for legacy, Lingayat and BSY loyalist. Oath-taking ceremony to be held at 11 am today. Ashoka, Sriramulu, Karjol may become Deputy CMs
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Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai (left), who is set to be the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, addresses reporters along with outgoing CM BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru on Tuesday | Vinod kumar T By Express News Service
BENGALURU: The tears he shed as he announced his resignation on Monday ensured BS Yediyurappa got his man Basavaraj Bommai the top job on Tuesday. Bommai, who joined the party in 2008, was unanimously elected as leader of the BJP Legislature Party, ensuring that he becomes the next chief minister of Karnataka.