The three-day-old HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka won a vote of confidence without a contest, with the BJP MLAs walking out of the Assembly before the floor test, bringing an end to the 10-day high-voltage political drama. Earlier BJP decided to honour the parliamentary tradition that the presiding officer should be chosen unanimously and pulled … Read more
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy administered the oath of office as Chief Minister of Karnataka in Bengaluru. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to Kumaraswamy. Congress Leader G. Parameshwara sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. 32 Ministers and portfolio allocations will be decided after the floor test of the coalition government headed … Read more
Governor Vajubhai Vala will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Kumaraswamy. Congress Leader G. Parameshwara will also be sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. 32 ministers and portfolio allocations will be decided after the floor test of the coalition government. There are 221 elected members in the Legislative Assembly, and the coalition partners have … Read more
The leaders are believed to have given final touches to power-sharing arrangements in Karnataka including ministerial berths and a common agenda of an alliance. As B S Yeddyurappa stepped down as the chief minister without facing the floor test in the state Assembly as the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of numbers, All eyes were on JD(S) … Read more
“I will lose nothing if I lose power, my life is for the people,” he said. In his 15-minute speech, the 75-year-old BJP leader said there was no way he could have served the people of Karnataka as the Congress was not even allowing its MLAs to speak to their family members. He then said … Read more