Karnataka's Basavaraj Bommai latest member father-son club to sit on CM's chair here’re other names

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: July 28, 2021 06:22 PM2021-07-28T18:22:14+5:302021-07-28T18:22:14+5:30

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In Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai was elected leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislative Party on Tuesday. With this, the way for him to become the Chief Minister became clear. As soon as he was sworn in as the Chief Minister, Bommai was named in the pair of father and son who became the Chief Minister.

Lingayat leader Basavaraj Bommai from North Karnataka is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister SR Bommai. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1988 to 1989. Home, law, parliament in the 61-year-old Bommai government led by former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa.

Before Bommai, there is another father-son duo in Karnataka who took over as the Chief Minister and that is the family of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. Deve Gowda has also been the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Later his son HD Kumaraswamy also became the Chief Minister of the state.

There is currently another southern state where the father-son duo is included in this list. The present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is MK Stalin and his father M Karunanidhi has also been the Chief Minister of the state. After Karunanidhi's death, Stalin took over the command of the party.

The list also includes the name of the Reddy family of Andhra Pradesh. The present Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is the son of former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

The name of the Patnaik family of Odisha also occupies a prominent place in this list. His father Biju Patnaik has also been the Chief Minister of Odisha.

In Jharkhand, this feat was done by Hemant Soren by winning the last assembly elections. His father Shibu Soren has also taken charge of the state.

The list of father and son becoming Chief Minister also includes the name of the northeastern state of Meghalaya. The name of the Chief Minister Konrad Sangma is among the selected Chief Ministers of the country who managed to occupy the top post of the state after his father.

The neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh has also done this feat. The Chief Minister is Pema Khandu and her father Dorji Khandu has also been the Chief Minister of the state.

Abdullah family of Jammu and Kashmir. Three generations of the Abdullah family were fortunate enough to become the Chief Minister. First, Sheikh Abdullah became the Chief Minister of the state. He was succeeded by his son Farooq Abdullah and then his son Omar Abdullah.

Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan's name is also included in this list. His father Shankar Rao Chavan has also been the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

The Chautala family of Haryana is also not far behind in this matter. After Devi Lal, her son Om Prakash Chautala also became the Chief Minister of the state.

Vijay Bahuguna is the son of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, who was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

There is also a father-daughter pair on the Chief Minister's chair. Earlier, Mufti Mohammad Saeed and his daughter Mehbooba Mufti had served as the CM of Jammu and Kashmir.

In the politics of the country, there are more father-son couples who took charge of the post of Chief Minister in their respective states. Among them are Mulayam Singh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh and his son Akhilesh Yadav.