I have met the Governor and staked claim to form the government. He has given me time between 6-6:30 pm today to take oath as the Chief Minister. (CNN News18)
Karnataka BJP President BS Yeddyurappa on July 26 said he will be meeting Governor Vajubhai Vala to stake claim to form the government in the state, and request him to administer oath.
The Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government in Karnataka collapsed on July 23 after the floor test. The confidence motion was moved by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was defeated in the assembly, ending his 14-month long turbulent tenure.
Capping a three-week long high-voltage intense power struggle triggered by a raft of resignations by rebel lawmakers, that pushed the government to the brink of collapse, the motion was defeated with 99 members voting for the motion and 105 against it.
While the BJP has said that it would stake claim to form the government in Karnataka, it remains unclear when its state leadership would meet Governor Vajubhai Vala.
The party leadership has said that decisions will be taken by the parliamentary board. This would include the decision of who will become the chief minister. It is widely believed that BS Yeddyurappa would become the chief minister for the fourth term.
The rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs camping in Mumbai will leave for Bengaluru after BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa is sworn in as chief minister of the southern state.
I have met the Governor and staked claim to form the government. He has given me time between 6-6:30 pm today to take oath as the Chief Minister. (CNN News18)
Yeddyurappa for the last couple of days had been waiting for "instructions" from the party high command to stake claim to form the government after the Congress-JDS coalition government had collapsed after the floor test on July 23.
"I'm going to meet Governor today to stake claim to form government, today only I will request the Governor to administer me oath," Yeddyurappa told reporters before leaving for Raj Bhavan.
He further said, "as I'm already the Leader of the Opposition, there is need to call legislature party meeting."
BS Yeddyurappa is likely to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka at 12.30 pm today. (CNN News18)
BS Yeddyurappa has arrived Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's residence to stake claim to form the government in the state.
I am going to meet the Governor today at 10 am to stake claim to form the government and I will request him to hold oath ceremony today itself. (ANI)
While disqualifying the two MLAs, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar said thathe was convinced that the resignations by the three members were not voluntary and genuine and he had therefore rejected them and proceeded to disqualify them under the anti-defection law.
"They have violated the provisions of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law) and therefore are disqualified," he said.
The speaker's announcement came two days after the Congress-JDS coaltion government headed by H D Kumaraswamy collapsed as it lost the trust vote in the assembly in the backdrop of the rebellion by a section of their MLAs. (PTI)
News18 has reported thatthe speaker has said that none of the three MLAs can contest elections till the term of this house is complete (May 2023). They cannot contest if there is a by-election on these seatseither.The speaker's decision, however, can be challenged.
I still have many cases with me and I may require more days to act on others.
Rebel Congress MLAsRamesh L Jarakiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli have also been disqualified under anti defection law of the 10th schedule, according to reports. Jarakiholi, who represents the Gokak constituency, was one of the first legislators to have resigned. Kumathalli, who had said in April that he will not desert Congress, is an MLA from Athani.
"Anti-defection law cannot be used by political parties as a monstrous law. It is a provision to curb the evil of defection. This order was given on mahashivratri day, even that resignation was not in order. Disqualification is admonishing. When you are disqualified, you cannot seek...there was no consistency in his statement. I had asked him to file another affidavit, even that was not in order. I am setting a new precedent, let the lawmakers open their eyes and know about it," Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar said while addressing media.
Ramesh Jarakiholi and Mahesh Kumnatahalli didn't inform me in advance that they were coming to give their resignation. I wasn't in Bengaluru then, when I got back, I was told about the resignations. After that, they went to SC and told the apex court that I was missing.
