Bengaluru: In a first, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has given his predecessor B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY), a Cabinet-rank status. This is the first time ever in Karnataka that a former CM has been accorded the status without holding any statutory post.
A notification to this effect was issued by the Protocol Wing of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) on Saturday, according to which Yediyurappa will enjoy the status till Bommai remains as the Chief Minister.






