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title: "Who is the Finance Minister of Karnataka?"  
description: "Who is the Finance Minister of Karnataka?"  
author: "Jyoti Ajgaonkar"  
published: 2018-06-17  
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# Who is the Finance Minister of Karnataka?

Who is the [Finance](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23294/5-tips-to-avoid-finance-issues-with-your-company) [Minister of Karnataka](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45077/who-is-the-present-railway-minister-of-karnataka)?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **Basavaraj Bommai** is the [finance minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95634/the-first-ever-3d-printed-house-of-india-has-recently-been-inaugurated-by-union-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-at-which-place) of Karnataka.

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There are **281 towns** and **7 municipal corporations** in the [state](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94200/law-is-derived-from-social-facts-and-not-dependent-on-state-authority-but-on-social-compulsion-who-said-this) of Karnataka. **Bangalore** is the world's most famous city. It has the world's **fastest-growing economy**. \
**[Basavaraj Somappa Bommai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basavaraj_Bommai)**, the present and 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka, is an **Indian leader and engineer**. He is a candidate of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for the Shiggaon constituency, where he's been **nominated 3 times** since 2008. He's a member of the **[Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party)**. \
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Bommai entered politics with the **Janata Dal**, where he earned a **mechanical engineering degree**. He served on the [Karnataka](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72355/who-is-to-become-the-next-speaker-of-karnataka-assembly) Legislative Council from 1998 until 2008. From 2008 till 2013, he was the Minister of Water Resources and Cooperation. In the 4th Yediyurappa government, Bommai worked as Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Home Affairs, Law and Justice, Co-operation as well as the Legislature of Karnataka. He was also the Minister in Charge of the Udupi and Haveri Districts. He took over as Chief Minister of Karnataka from B. S. Yediyurappa on July 28, 2021. \
**Also Read: [Who was the former speaker, who quit his position on 29 July 2019, of Karnataka assembly?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72354/who-was-the-former-speaker-who-quit-his-position-on-29-july-2019-of-karnataka-assembly)** **\** Bommai is the child of **S. R. Bommai, the ex-chief minister of Karnataka and Union Minister of Human Resource Development**, who is best known as the winner of the Supreme Court of India's leading case, S. R. Bommai Union of India, which is generally regarded as among the most cited rulings in the nation's democratic origins. After H. D. Devegowda and H. D. Kumaraswamy, Basavaraj Bommai and his father are the only father-son combo to become Chief Ministers of Karnataka.


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