Karnataka govt formation: Cong-JD(S) gets invite, 15 days to prove majority

The 2-day old B S Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka collapsed today, with the chief minister announcing his decision to resign without facing a trust vote

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Karnataka governor should resign: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that Karnakata Governor Vajubhai Vala should resign after the three-day-old B S Yeddyurappa government in the state collapsed just before a crucial trust vote in the assembly.

 

Pawar said Vala's actions have damaged democracy.

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Central govt should resign on moral grounds, says  Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday termed the collapse of the three-day-old B S Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka a "victory of the people's mandate" and asked the central government to resign on moral grounds, as reported by PTI.

 

An emotional Yeddyurappa resigned as chief minister of the southern state without facing a trust vote, ordered by the Supreme Court on a petition by the Congress and JD(S) challenging Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision inviting the BJP to form the government.

 

"Today, the people's mandate has prevailed over money power," Yadav wrote on Twitter in Hindi.

 

"Those who thought they could buy everyone have learnt the lesson that there are still people left who don't consider politics a business," he tweeted.

 

"The central government should also resign on moral grounds," he added.

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Cong-JD(S) invited to form Karnataka govt, given 15 days to prove majority

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JDS-Cong coalition will not last long: Ananth Kumar

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Saturday said the coalition government of Congress and the JD(S) would not last long as it was an "unholy nexus." 

 

"BJP alone can give a stable government," Kumar told PTI here soon after B S Yeddyurappa announced his decision to quit as Karnataka chief minister without facing the vote of confidence in the Assembly.

 

The party cadres would not sit idle even for a minute and would take the "Congress' story of betrayal" to every village of Karnataka, he said.

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JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy will meet Governer Vajubhai Vala at 7.30 pm, to stake claim for forming government.

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Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said the Congress-JDS combine was not in a hurry and was awaiting an invitation from the Karnataka governor for government formation in the state.

 

"We are not in a hurry. We are waiting for an invitation from the governor," Kumaraswamy told reporters.

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BS Yeddyurappa submits resignation as Chief Minister of Karnataka to Governor Vajubhai Vala.

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"What happened, happened because of Amit Shah and PM's conspiracy. They want to grab every institution in the country by misusing the central and government machinery": Mayawati 

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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief adresses press conference over yeddyurappa's resignation.

 

"This is a big blow for them(BJP) and I think what they had been planning all along for 2019 has failed, they will now have to rethink and alter their strategies," Mayawati said.

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People saw how BJP MLAs left the House before national anthem was played. It shows they don't respect institutions: Rahul Gandhi

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PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah do not respect any institution: Rahul Gandhi

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There are limits to your arrogance and how you're trying to run this country, Rahul Gandhi tells BJP, RSS after BS Yeddyurappa's resignation as Karnataka CM.

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Chronology of the Karnataka political crisis: 

 

May 12: Elections held in Karnataka.

 

May 15: Election Commission announces results. BJP emerges as single largest party with 104 members; Congress with 78 and JD(S) with 37 MLAs stitch an alliance.

 

Both the BJP and the Congress-JD(S) combine stake claim to form government.

 

May 16: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala invites BJP to form government and asks B S Yeddyurappa to take oath as chief minister the next day.

 

Congress moves Supreme Court late evening against the governor's invitation to the BJP.

 

May 16-17: SC opens its doors at midnight for an urgent hearing.

 

May 17: Hearing begins at 2.11 am and concludes at 5.28 am. SC refuses to stay oath-taking ceremony of Yeddyurappa.

 

Yeddyurappa sworn in as CM at 9 am.

 

May 18: SC orders floor test at 4 pm on May 19.

 

Congress-JD (S) combine late at night move the SC challenging the governor's decision to appoint BJP MLA K G Bopaiah as pro tem speaker to conduct the floor test. SC says it will hear plea on May 19.

 

May 19: SC orders live telecast of floor test to ensure transparency in trust vote.

 

At 4 pm: Yeddyurappa says "I will not face confidence vote; I am going to resign".

 

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In reference to Yeddyurappa's resignation, Chidambaram says democracy was saved in Karnataka.

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Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala takes dig at Yeddyurappa. “‘Operation Lotus' fails! #BSYeddyurappa remains 2 day CM as the country predicted, breaking his own record of being 7 days CM. Democracy Wins! Constitution Wins!(sic)” Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted. 

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Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa had ealier moved the motion seeking a vote of confidence of the Karnataka Assembly in his government.

 

The one-line motion says: "This house expresses its confidence in the council of ministers headed by B S Yeddyurappa."