Here's a timeline of controversial decisions by 'Honourable Governors'

While Vajubhai Vala earned flak for his partisan role, he isn't the first to stir up a row; Here is a list of questionable acts by state governors in the past

The drama surrounding the swearing-in and eventual resignation of BJP’s B S Yeddyurappa in Karnataka may have been an embarrassment for the BJP, but it was probably a bigger loss of face for the position of the Governor of the state, Vajubhai Vala. The opposition parties sought the intervention of the Supreme Court in the matter, which led to a sharp reduction in the number of days provided to Yeddyurappa and BJP to prove their majority in the house.

The Governor came in for strong criticism from both political parties and political commentators for his partisan role. He was accused of