Who is Basavaraj Somappa Bommai?

Today was Bommai's third day at the WEF meet, during which he had had interactions with a number of business leaders from across the world.

With a number of Indian states lining up here at the WEF Annual Meeting to woo investors, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Bommai on Wednesday said his state is the "safest place to do business"

ReNew Power intends to set up production units in Renewable Energy, Battery Storage and Green Hydrogen with potential to create employment opportunities for 30,000 people, the CMO said

The Chief Minister held talks also with heads of Jubilant Group, Hitachi, Hero MotoCorp, Siemens, Dassault Systems and Nestle, among others.

Bowing to public pressure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 a litre on diesel to avoid increase in fuel prices

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's sudden New Delhi visit, his second in 10 days, has sparked off speculation in political circles, especially within the ruling BJP.

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As chief minister, Mr Bommai is getting very little organisational support

The Minister was speaking after inaugurating the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) Bengaluru premises today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to discuss state cabinet expansion with the Chief Minister during his visit

With polls scheduled next year, there is pressure mounting on the CM to expand or rejig his cabinet soon, after the recent Assembly elections in five states

What started off as a Twitter exchange between Devgn and Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep on Wednesday took a political turn as Bommai joined his predecessors and political rivals

Earlier, the husband of AIMIM Corporator Dadapeer Betgeri, Irfan Nalvatwad was arrested in connection with the incident

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the police have already issued a circular to this effect and meetings will be held at the police station level

The students insisted that they should be allowed to write the exam wearing hijab but the college authorities citing the High Court order denied them entry

Basavaraj Bommai will be on a three-day visit to the districts as a part of the party's ongoing state tour to assess the ground situation in preparations for the next year's Assembly elections

Speaking to reporters Bommai said that the matter of cabinet expansion has been discussed with party President J P Nadda already

Earlier on Sunday, during his two-day visit to the state, Nadda held a meeting with the state core committee of the party in the presence of the Chief Minister and discussed organisational issues

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government is bringing an economic and social revolution in the country.

Born in Bellary district, Eshwarappa's father Sharanappa and mother Basamma moved to Shivamogga in the early 1950s