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Basavaraj Bommai

Basavaraj Bommai

Basavaraj Somappa Bommai (born 28 January 1960, Hubballi) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka from July 2021 to
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He is an engineer-turned-politician, former Chief Minister of Karnataka (2021–23), current Lok Sabha MP from Haveri, and a senior BJP leader.
He served as Chief Minister from 28 July 2021 until 19 May 2023, after which the Congress took power.
He earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from B. V. Bhoomaraddi College in Hubballi and briefly worked at Tata Motors before politics.
Yes, in 2024 he faced two hate-speech cases related to remarks about Waqf land. The Karnataka HC quashed both cases in June 2025, citing lack of merit.
Since winning the Haveri seat in 2024, Bommai has been active in Parliament and Karnataka politics, leading BJP campaigns against the state government’s “debt burden” and government suppression of protests.

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