In Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa wins trust vote, speaker KR Ramesh Kumar quits 

Pallavi Kulkarni  Monday 29th of July 2019 08:22 PM
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BS Yediyurappa.

New Delhi: Putting an end to the political speculations, the new chief minister of Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa, on Monday, won the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly. The BJP leader was sworn in as the state chief minister, on Friday, three days after the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition collapsed after losing floor test. Immediately after Yediyurappa won the trust vote, assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar resigned from his post.

Speaker Ramesh Kumar had disqualified 14 rebel MLAs from Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), on Saturday, bringing the strength of the house to 208. The Yediyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party could reach the majority by winning 105 votes. The disqualified MLAs have decided to challenge the speaker’s order in the Supreme Court.

Yediyurappa, after winning the trust vote, has promised the opposition that he would not be engaged in vendetta politics for the rest of his term. He said that he was given another chance for a special reason. He also said, “If you think that we took a decision that will affect the people in a bad way, you can reach out to us.”

The new government immediately passed the finance bill with the supplementary budget for three months making provisions for payment of government salaries and bills. The chief minister said that bringing back the administration that had been derailed for past 14 months on track is his topmost priority.

While reacting to the allegations made by Yediyurappa, Kumaraswamy said that the allegations are baseless and the BJP should furnish evidence for the derailed administration under his governance. Siddaramaiah criticised Yediyurappa for seeking trust vote to form an undemocratic government. “I strongly condemn the trust vote sought by Yediyurappa as the BJP government is unconstitutional and undemocratic,” he said.

BS Yediyurappa, 76, became the chief minister of Karnataka for the fourth time. Seventeen MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) coalition had submitted resignations in the office of the Speaker earlier this month bringing down the majority in the house.


 

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