Karnataka’s new Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai, has been sworn in.

Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot swore him in.

Basavaraj Bommai, a three-time MLA and former minister, was sworn in as Karnataka’s 30th Chief Minister on July 28.

In the presence of top Bharatiya Janata Party officials, including former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and BJP Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh were sworn in by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.

He took the oath in the name of God to the delight of his supporters, who shouted Bharat Mata Ki Jai.

As he took the oath of office, a large crowd of his supporters, many from his seat of Shiggaon in Haveri district, gathered outside Raj Bhavan to cheer him on. Shiggaon is around 365 kilometers from Bengaluru and is part of the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency.

At the BJP legislative party session in Bengaluru on July 27, he was nominated to succeed B.S. Yediyurappa, the son of former chief minister and Janata parivar leader S.R. Bommai.

Mr. Bommai had already arrived at the site with his family, which included his wife Channamma and children, Bharat and Aditi.

On July 28, 2021, outgoing Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot (right) meet new Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru after he took the oath of office.

On July 28, 2021, former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa met with family members of Basavaraj Bommai (right), who was sworn in as Karnataka’s next chief minister at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.

B.S. Yediyurappa, the outgoing chief minister, was upbeat and arrived early. His younger son, B.Y. Vijayendra, was also there, however it is unclear what influence he had in his departure from the office of the chief minister. Ministers from the outgoing council and lawmakers hoping to join the incoming government were among those in attendance in large numbers.