A cricket fan, Basavaraj Bommai once headed Karnataka State Cricket Association, Dharwad
Bengaluru: A close confidante of Lingayat strongman and former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, Karnataka’s new Chief Minister 61-year-old Basavaraj Somappa Bommai was Minister for Home Affairs, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislature in Yediyurappa’s Council of Ministers. He was also the Minister in-charge of Haveri and Udupi Districts.






