Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the central leadership of the BJP will send the final list of the new ministers to be inducted in his cabinet on Wednesday morning
Karnataka on Tuesday logged 1,674 fresh Covid-19 cases, while 38 deaths took the toll to 36,650
The civic agency of Bengaluru has made institutional quarantine mandatory for those coming here from outside Karnataka to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to immediately commence work on Mekedatu dam project
Newly-appointed Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the Centre has agreed to increase the monthly supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the state
Earlier on Friday he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought approval for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Hubballi-Dharwad.
Bommai also made it clear that his government will not be a rubber stamp
New Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday and held talks for nearly an hour.
Bommai is likely to meet Prime Minister Modi around 4 p.m. today.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai left for New Delhi on Friday morning from Bengaluru HAL airport.
Meanwhile, Ministerial aspirants have already begun lobbying to secure a berth in the new cabinet.
There is a land deal controversy to settle and river water disputes to negotiate but his first challenge will be forming a council of ministers that pleases everyone.
Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday took oath as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka
Bommai is considered among the close confidants of Yediyurappa
Bommai said Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has invited him to form the government and he will take oath as Chief Minister at 11 am on July 28
Sources said that the party leaders are also going to discuss the directions of the high command with him.
Yediyurappa on Monday resigned his post exactly on the day he completed his two years in office
BJP party sources have said that a decision in this regard will be conveyed to the parliamentary board meeting scheduled to be held on Tuesday in New Delhi.
Although the 78-year-old Yediyurappa, who was in tears while resigning, was in no position to dictate terms, his supporters said all he wanted was honour and dignity as he stepped down
Karnataka on Monday reported 1,606 new cases of Covid-19 and 31 deaths, pushing the infection count to 2,896,163 and death toll to 36,405