MEET THE NEW CM

➘ Basavaraj S. Bommai was a socialist who spent over 10 years in the Janata movement before joining the BJP in 2008

➘ Son of former Karnataka chief minister S.R. Bommai. The only other father-son CMs in the state are H.D. Deve Gowda and his son H.D. Kumaraswamy

➘ Served as political secretary to former chief minister J.H. Patel (Janata Dal)

➘ Won his first assembly election in 2008, from hometown Shiggaon in Haveri district, on a BJP ticket. Has been representing the seat ever since

➘ A mechanical engineer by profession. Worked for a leading automobile company before joining politics

➘ The Lingayats and Vokkaligas, Karnataka’s two dominant communities, have held the CM’s post most— nine and seven times respectively