Zoom News : Jul 27, 2021, 08:55 PM
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) legislature party has elected Basavaraj S Bommai as the new chief minister of Karnataka. Basavaraj Bommai was the home minister in the BS Yediyurappa government and was among the top contenders for the chief minister's post.
Just like the outgoing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who resigned on Monday, the new chief minister is also from the politically influential Lingayat community.
Of the 22 chief ministers in Karnataka so far, only three were able to serve their full term.
The outgoing Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa, held the post for 1,901 days spread across four different tenures. On as many as nine occasions, chief ministers could not even complete a year in office.
WHO IS KARNATAKA's NEW CM BASAVRAJ BOMMAI?Basavaraj Bommai belongs to the Sadara Lingayat community. He is a close confidant of BS Yediyurappa and hails from the 'janata pariwar'. His father SR Bommai also served as Karnataka's chief minister.
In the past, he held the portfolio of water resources. He is an engineer by profession and started his career with the Tata group.
Basavaraj Bommai is a two-time MLC and three-time MLA from Shiggaon in Haveri district.
WHY LINGAYATS ARE THE KEY TO BJP's SUCCESSThe outgoing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa belongs to the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community. This is a community that is considered to be the BJP's core support base in Karnataka and has historically influenced the state's politics.
Eight of the 20 chief ministers that Karnataka has seen since 1956 have been from the Lingayat community.
It is estimated that this politically influential community has a significant presence in about 140 of Karnataka's 224 assembly constituencies, and a decisive presence in about 90 seats. Today, the community forms nearly 17 per cent of the state's population.
Experts say these number suggest it is foolhardy for any political party to irk the Lingayat community.
Just like the outgoing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who resigned on Monday, the new chief minister is also from the politically influential Lingayat community.
Of the 22 chief ministers in Karnataka so far, only three were able to serve their full term.
The outgoing Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa, held the post for 1,901 days spread across four different tenures. On as many as nine occasions, chief ministers could not even complete a year in office.
WHO IS KARNATAKA's NEW CM BASAVRAJ BOMMAI?Basavaraj Bommai belongs to the Sadara Lingayat community. He is a close confidant of BS Yediyurappa and hails from the 'janata pariwar'. His father SR Bommai also served as Karnataka's chief minister.
In the past, he held the portfolio of water resources. He is an engineer by profession and started his career with the Tata group.
Basavaraj Bommai is a two-time MLC and three-time MLA from Shiggaon in Haveri district.
WHY LINGAYATS ARE THE KEY TO BJP's SUCCESSThe outgoing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa belongs to the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community. This is a community that is considered to be the BJP's core support base in Karnataka and has historically influenced the state's politics.
Eight of the 20 chief ministers that Karnataka has seen since 1956 have been from the Lingayat community.
It is estimated that this politically influential community has a significant presence in about 140 of Karnataka's 224 assembly constituencies, and a decisive presence in about 90 seats. Today, the community forms nearly 17 per cent of the state's population.
Experts say these number suggest it is foolhardy for any political party to irk the Lingayat community.