Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa Proves Majority In Assembly

New DElhi: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government on Monday proved the majority in the Assembly, winning a floor test in the House. With only 208 members in the House as speaker K R Ramesh Kumar disqualified 14 rebel MLAs, all 105 BJP MLAs chose Yediyurappa in a voice vote. The government needed only 105 votes in the House with reduced strength. The trust vote took place after speaker K R Ramesh Kumar disqualified the rebel MLAs on Sunday under the anti-defection law till the end of the assembly term in 2023.

Yediyurappa, 76, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka on Friday, taking charge of the state for the fourth time in his political career. His last stint was after the May 2018 Assembly polls, when BJP emerged as the single largest party. The government lasted barely three days after being sworn in as it failed to prove majority. The Congress with 78 MLAs and JD(S) with 37 MLAs then joined hands to form the govt with H D Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister. The 14-month-old Congress-JDS coalition government collapsed on July 23 after losing the vote of confidence in the assembly in a climax to a three-week intense power struggle. Flashing the victory sign after the voting, Yediyurappa described the outcome as a “victory for democracy” as people were fed up with the Kumaraswamy government. He assured the people of Karnataka that “an era of development” would start with BJP in power. (IANS)

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