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<p>Basavaraj Bommai, who had his political roots in the Janata Parivar, was made the Karnataka chief minister on July 28 following the exit of state BJP strongman B.S. Yediyurappa. Known as a moderate voice in the right-wing party (which he had joined in 2008), the 61-year-old chief minister has often acted as a trouble-shooter for the party, particularly during legislature stalemates. Now tasked with heading the state, he has his job cut out—fight anti-incumbency against the government and stabilise the faction-ridden party. The son of a former chief minister, Bommai has experience in several administrative roles, and has shown no signs of being cowed down by the legacy of his predecessor. In his first-ever detailed interaction on a national media platform, Bommai offered glimpses of his personality, style of governance and political philosophy. The engineer-turned-politician claims that no single caste can determine the consequence of elections anymore. Instead, it’s the politics of performance that counts in the game of votes.</p><div class="quotes">
<b><span><strong>NOTES BEYOND POLITICS</strong></span> The India Today Conclave discovered Bommai’s singing talent as he crooned Hindi film songs in front of the camera. An avid cricket follower with a sharp memory for statistics, he revealed that his favourite cricketers were Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Sardesai</blockquote>
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	<li>"The narrative that the BJP is a Lingayat-centric party is because most BJP MPs and MLAs get elected from north Karnataka. Without the support of all classes, no party can come to power. The SCs, STs, OBCs, Vokkaligas, they have also supported the party. The BJP is now a party of all classes in Karnataka"</li>
	<li>"Our party principle is that a strong Centre and strong states make a strong nation. As far as administration is concerned, there are certain issues where you have to consult the Centre... and sometimes the Centre consults us"</li>
	<li>"Petrol and diesel prices will come down significantly if petroleum products are brought under GST"</li>
</ul><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Arindam Mukherjee</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Oct 16, 2021 01:24 IST</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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<p>Basavaraj Bommai, who had his political roots in the Janata Parivar, was made the Karnataka chief minister on July 28 following the exit of state BJP strongman B.S. Yediyurappa. Known as a moderate voice in the right-wing party (which he had joined in 2008), the 61-year-old chief minister has often acted as a trouble-shooter for the party, particularly during legislature stalemates. Now tasked with heading the state, he has his job cut out—fight anti-incumbency against the government and stabilise the faction-ridden party. The son of a former chief minister, Bommai has experience in several administrative roles, and has shown no signs of being cowed down by the legacy of his predecessor. In his first-ever detailed interaction on a national media platform, Bommai offered glimpses of his personality, style of governance and political philosophy. The engineer-turned-politician claims that no single caste can determine the consequence of elections anymore. Instead, it’s the politics of performance that counts in the game of votes.</p><div class="quotes">
<blockquote><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>NOTES BEYOND POLITICS</strong></span> The India Today Conclave discovered Bommai’s singing talent as he crooned Hindi film songs in front of the camera. An avid cricket follower with a sharp memory for statistics, he revealed that his favourite cricketers were Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Sardesai</blockquote>
</div><ul>
	<li>"The narrative that the BJP is a Lingayat-centric party is because most BJP MPs and MLAs get elected from north Karnataka. Without the support of all classes, no party can come to power. The SCs, STs, OBCs, Vokkaligas, they have also supported the party. The BJP is now a party of all classes in Karnataka"</li>
	<li>"Our party principle is that a strong Centre and strong states make a strong nation. As far as administration is concerned, there are certain issues where you have to consult the Centre... and sometimes the Centre consults us"</li>
	<li>"Petrol and diesel prices will come down significantly if petroleum products are brought under GST"</li>
</ul><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Arindam Mukherjee</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Oct 16, 2021 01:24 IST</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai: BJP's agenda and breaching the South

The engineer-turned-politician claims that no single caste can determine the consequence of elections anymore.

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