Karnataka floor test: Kumaraswamy wins trust vote amid walkout by BJP MLAs, 117 MLAs support confidence motion
May 26, 2018 8:24 ISTIn a dramatic turn of events, the BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Assembly minutes ahead of the floor test.
In a dramatic turn of events, the BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Assembly minutes ahead of the floor test.
Mamata Banerjee said they would not leave any scope for any party to place obstacles in the coming together of regional parties.
Earlier in the results declared for the polling for the 222 of the 224 Assembly seats, BJP emerged as the single-largest party, winning 104 seats, with the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular securing 78 and 37 seats respectively.
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said the party has sought a hearing on its petition challenging the Governor's decision tonight itself.
After being passed over, the Congress leaders launched a volley of attacks on BJP and Governor, sharpest barbs came from Surjewala who termed the decision an 'encounter of Constitution and democracy'.
BJP government in Karnataka: Putting an end to speculations, Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala today invited BJP legislative party chief BS Yeddyurappa to form the government in the state. Yeddyurappa will take oath as the new Chief Minister at 9 am tomorrow. He has 15 days to prove his majority in the House.
With 104 seats, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party in Karnataka although the saffron party failed to get a majority in the state assembly. The BJP’s rivals – the Congress and the JD(S)- have joined hands to stake claim to form the new government in the state.
Seeking to throw a spanner in the BJP's works as the party appeared tantalisingly close to the magic figure of 112, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced Congress's support to the JD(S).
With the Bharatiya Janata Party leading the table in Karnataka polls, its leaders described the Assembly poll results as an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda.
By 3 pm, BJP was leading on 108 seats, four short of a majority, while Congress was ahead on 73 and JD(S) was leading on 40. This puts JDS in unique indispensable position to control the poll verdict in Karnataka.
Yeddyurappa has bagged 86,893 votes while his nearest rival G.H. Malathesh of Congress managed to get 51,586 votes.
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Karnataka Election Results 2018 LIVE: In a struggle for power, both BJP and Congress-JD (S) have met the Governor to form government in the state.
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