Expressing unhappiness over the current state of politics former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that politics was dominated by hatred and caste equations and it was not good for people. He was leading the Congress-JD(S) government which toppled recently.
Just a day ahead of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's confidence motion, Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs. Of the lawmakers who faced the action, 11 are from the Congress and three from JDS. Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had disqualified 3 rebel Congress MLAs under the anti-defection law.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday took the oath as the new chief minister of Karnataka. The swearing-in ceremony commenced at 6.30 pm on Friday -- and after weeks of an overly-stretched political drama.
In the floor test on Tuesday, the JD-S-Congress coalition failed to win the confidence motion by 6 votes as they could muster only 99 against 105 of the BJP in a house of 204, excluding the Speaker and in the absence of 20 legislators - including 14 of the Congress, 3 of the JD-S, 2 Independents and one of the BSP.
The BJP is not in a hurry to stake claim to form government in Karnataka as the fate of 17 rebel MLAs, who are from the Congress-JD(S) coalition, hangs in balance with the state assembly Speaker yet to take a call on either their resignations or the two parties' plea for their disqualification. BJP sources said the party will be more sure of its next move after Speaker Ramesh Kumar takes a decision or the Supreme Court, which is also hearing a case related to the matter, brings a legal closure to the issue.
The BJP in Karnataka will elect its state President B.S. Yeddyurappa as its legislative party leader and stake claim to form government in the state following the exit of the 14-month-old JD-S-Congress coalition government on Tuesday, a party official said on Wednesday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to stake claim to form the next government in Karnataka after meeting the Governor. HD Kumaraswamy lost the floor test by six votes after a four-day marathon debate on the motion that witnessed heated exchanges and acrimonious scenes in the House. Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you latest updates from Karnataka.
Priyanka Gandhi also slammed the BJP, saying one day it will discover that everything cannot be bought and till then the citizens will have to endure their unbridled corruption.
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Karnataka Govt fails trust vote in Assembly, Congress-JD(S) secured 99 votes, BJP secured 105 votes
The confidence motion, moved by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on July 18, was to be put to vote by 6 pm after the debate concludes, and with the prevailing dichotomy, Kumaraswamy does not have any reason to smile.
The 14-month-old Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka lost the trust vote, ending days of suspense over the dramatic sequence of events in the state. The ruling Congress-JDS coalition managed to get 99 votes in their favour, while Opposition BJP got 105 votes. HD Kumaraswamy handed over his resignation to the Governor. The resignation was accepted and the state now awaits its next chief minister.
Ahead of the trust vote in Karnataka assembly, 'resignation letter' of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy surfaced on social media.
Karnataka Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar summoned the 12 rebel Congress MLAs who resigned from their Assembly seats for a hearing in response to a notice by their party disqualifying them for defying the whip, an official said on Monday.
The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will hear the joint petitions the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) filed on July 19, challenging its July 17 interim order that their 15 rebel legislators who resigned would not be compelled to attend the Assembly for the floor test although it defies their whip and hence disqualify them under the anti-defection law (10th Schedule of the Constitution).
The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will hear the joint petitions the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) filed on July 19, challenging its July 17 interim order that their 15 rebel legislators who resigned would not be compelled to attend the Assembly for the floor test although it defies their whip and hence disqualify them under the anti-defection law (10th Schedule of the Constitution).
Two days of efforts to woo back the rebel MLAs after the government defied on July 19 two deadlines set by Governor Vajubhai Vala to prove majority appeared to have fallen flat as the lawmakers hunkered down in a Mumbai hotel asserted they would not return and rejected allegations they were held captive.
Karnataka political crisis has many recalling the landmark Bommai judgement delivered 25 years ago. The judgment dealt with the crisis with respect to then Karnataka Chief Minister SR Bommai, the defection of MLAs and Karnataka Governor's directive. The situation bears resemblance to the current crisis in which CM Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) is trying to survive amid the rebellion of MLAs from its fold. The deadline set by Governor Vajubhai Vala to prove majority in Legislative Assembly has been crossed atleast twice.
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on Friday extended the deadline for Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to prove his government's majority in the state legislative Assembly here till 6 p.m., after the latter missed the 1.30 p.m. deadline set by the Governor.
The ruling Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) allies will also petition the apex court against the Governor's order as the Chief Minister had already moved the confidence motion on Thursday and initiated the debate on it for the floor test.
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