Wrong call

Karnataka Governor has gone against recent convention

Ending almost two days of suspense, Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has decided to invite Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yeddyurappa to form the next government in the state, and has given him 15 days to prove majority in the Assembly. The decision, which came late Wednesday evening, fails the test of propriety as there is no evidence to suggest that the BJP, which fell short of the halfway mark, provided any list to the Governor that proves its majority in the Assembly. Mr Vala should have first satisfied himself about a stable government; in the absence of that, the