Basavaraj Bommai to be latest in father-son duo club to occupy Chief Minister's chair;full list here
Mumbai, Jul 27: When Basavaraj Bommai takes oath as Karnataka chief minister, he will be the latest in the father-son duos to occupy the CM's post.
His father Somappa Rayappa Bommai was the state chief minister during 1988 1989.
S R Bommai was the 11th chief minister of Karnataka, who served for a brief period from August 13, 1988 to April 21, 1989. As the then chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde vacated office, Bommai was elected his successor.
Another father-son duo from Karnataka had also occupied the CM's post. H D Deve Gowda was chief minister from December 1994 to May 1996 and later became the prime minister (June 1996 to April 1997). His son H D Kumaraswamy was CM across two terms.
In Tamil Nadu, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi held the chief ministership across five terms between 1969 and 2011. His son Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin is the present CM, having led the party to a huge victory in the Assembly polls this year.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is occupying the state's top post once held by his father YS Rajasekhar Reddy. YS Rajasekhara Reddy held the post across two terms, from 2004-2009. Jagan Mohan Reddy became the CM in May 2019.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's father Biju Patnaik was also a chief minister of that state. Biju Patnaik held the state's top job twice, from 1961-1963 and 1990-95. Naveen Patnaik has been in office since 2000, across five terms as CM.
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu's father Dorji Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash in 2011, was also the chief minister.
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's father Shibu Soren was also the state's chief minister. Shibu Soren was the chief minister for three terms while Hemant Soren, a second-term CM, began his current stint in December 2019.
Members of three generations of the Abdullah family have been Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers: Sheikh Abdullah, his son Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah.
Following are the other father-son duos who became chief ministers.
Uttar Pradesh: Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav. In the country' most populous state, Mulayam Singh Yadav was in CM's chair across three terms while Akhilesh was in office for a single term, during 2012-17.
Uttarakhand: Vijay Bahuguna, whose father Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Haryana: Devi Lal and his son Om Prakash Chautala
Maharashtra: Shankarrao Chavan and his son Ashok Chavan.
There is also a father-daughter duo to occupy the chief minister's chair. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his daughter Mehbooba Mufti were Kashmir chief ministers.
Andhra Pradesh saw N T Rama Rao and his son-in-law N Chandrababu Naidu occupying the CM's chair.
There have also been father-son duos where the father was the chief minister and the son became a deputy chief minister.
Such was the case in Bihar where Lalu Prasad Yadav was the CM and his son Tejaswi Yadav later became the Deputy CM.
In Punjab, Prakash Singh Badal was the CM and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal became the Deputy CM.
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Parliament passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025
New Delhi (PTI): Parliament early Friday passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after it was approved by the Rajya Sabha.
The Lok Sabha had on Thursday approved the Bill after over a 12-hour debate.
In Rajya Sabha, the Bill got 128 votes in its favour and 95 against after all the amendments moved by the opposition were rejected.
In the lower house, the bill was supported by 288 MPs while 232 voted against it.
Participating in a debate in the Rajya Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Bill was brought with a number of amendments based on suggestions given by various stakeholders.
"The Waqf Board is a statutory body. All government bodies should be secular," the minister said, explaining the inclusion of non-Muslims on the board.
He, however, said the number of non-Muslims has been restricted to only four out of 22.
Rijiju also alleged that the Congress and other opposition parties, and not the BJP, were trying to scare Muslims with the Waqf Bill.
"You (opposition) are pushing Muslims out of the mainstream," he added.
He said for 60 years, the Congress and others ruled the country, but did not do much for Muslims and the community continues to live in poverty.
"Muslims are poor, who is responsible? You (Congress) are. Modi is now leading the government to uplift them," the minister said.
According to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Waqf tribunals will be strengthened, a structured selection process will be maintained, and a tenure will be fixed to ensure efficient dispute resolution.
As per the Bill, while Waqf institutions' mandatory contribution to Waqf boards is reduced from 7 per cent to 5 per cent, Waqf institutions earning over Rs 1 lakh will undergo audits by state-sponsored auditors.
A centralised portal will automate Waqf property management, improving efficiency and transparency.
The Bill proposes that practising Muslims (for at least five years) can dedicate their property to the Waqf, restoring pre-2013 rules.
It stipulates that women must receive their inheritance before the Waqf declaration, with special provisions for widows, divorced women and orphans.
The Bill proposes that an officer above the rank of collector investigate government properties claimed as Waqf.
It also proposes that non-Muslim members be included in the central and state Waqf boards for inclusivity.
