Yeddyurappa Resigns

The BJP's BS Yediyurappa was sworn in for the fourth time as Karnataka Chief Minister on Friday, three days after the fall of the 14-month-old Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition in a test of strength. Mr Yediyurappa says he will prove his majority in the Assembly at 10 am on Monday. His BJP, with the support of 106 lawmakers, is six short of a m...

Showing remarkable momentum on Karnataka three days after the HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition government fell in a trust vote, the ruling BJP gave BS Yediyurappa the go-ahead in the early hours of this morning to stake claim to power. The clincher, say sources, was a video call between Karnataka BJP leaders and rebel lawmakers whose resignations enabl...

The BJP is unwilling to stake claim to form a government in Karnataka till the Speaker takes a decision on the 16 rebel legislators who brought down the coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy, news agency IANS reported today, quoting party spokesman G Madhusudan.

Outgoing Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy may have lost the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly after a string of resignations in the ruling coalition, but he claims to be the "happiest person" around. The reason for this, he says, is the opportunity he was given to serve the people of his state for over a year.

The Congress and HD Kumaraswamy, whose government in Karnataka crashed in the test of strength in the state assembly on Tuesday, have promised strong action against the rebels who brought it down. All 16 rebels - 13 from the Congress and 3 from Mr Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular who resigned earlier this month, pushing the government into minority...

The one-year-old coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular - teetering for weeks -- collapsed on Tuesday, paving the way for the BJP's return to power in Karnataka. The coalition failed the floor test in the assembly, cobbling up only 99 votes in comparison to the 105 votes of the BJP, which later dubbed it a "Gam...

The floor test for the HD Kumaraswamy government is about to begin at the Karnataka assembly at the end of two days of turbulence. Over the last weeks, 16 coalition legislators have resigned and two Independents withdrew support to the government and the trust vote has been pending since last week. Hours before, there was high drama in the northern...

As the Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government in Karnataka faces a trust vote after the resignation of 16 legislators and two independents pulling their support earlier this month, Bharatiya Janata Party president BS Yeddyurappa said today that he is confident that the motion would be defeated.

Karnataka Bhartiya Janata Party chief BS Yeddyurappa today welcomed the Supreme court order on the political crisis, asserting that it was a "moral victory" for the rebel lawmakers, whose resignations have pushed the ruling Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition to the brink of collapse.

As the focus Tuesday shifted to the Supreme Court, which is hearing the pleas of 15 Karnataka MLAs against alleged delay by the Speaker in accepting their resignations, the state BJP President BS Yeddyurappa was seen in a relaxed mood playing cricket with party legislators who are camped at a resort on the outskirts of the city.

Karnataka assembly session: Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa is likely to suggest for trust vote today itself, sources said. Ramalinga Reddy, senior Congress legislator who had quit, may make his stand clear today about withdrawing resignation or not.

BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa's comment comes after Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy declared on Friday that he would seek a trust vote on the floor of the house and asked the Speaker to "fix a time"

One of the rebel lawmakers of the Congress in Karnataka, who on Saturday raised hopes for the troubled Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition by hinting he may take back his resignation, was today seen in Mumbai, creating a buzz on his next move.

The BJP today accused Congress leaders of "assaulting and locking up" a rebel legislator after he refused to take back his resignation amid a political crisis that's threatening to bring down the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka.

Janata Dal Secular chief Deve Gowda today dubbed the Karnataka political crisis as a situation that's "worse than Emergency", and attributed the resignation of 16 legislators of the ruling coalition to the BJP's alleged eagerness to wrest power in the southern state by any means possible.

The BJP's BS Yediyurappa was sworn in for the fourth time as Karnataka Chief Minister on Friday, three days after the fall of the 14-month-old Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition in a test of strength. Mr Yediyurappa says he will prove his majority in the Assembly at 10 am on Monday. His BJP, with the support of 106 lawmakers, is six short of a m...

Showing remarkable momentum on Karnataka three days after the HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition government fell in a trust vote, the ruling BJP gave BS Yediyurappa the go-ahead in the early hours of this morning to stake claim to power. The clincher, say sources, was a video call between Karnataka BJP leaders and rebel lawmakers whose resignations enabl...

The BJP is unwilling to stake claim to form a government in Karnataka till the Speaker takes a decision on the 16 rebel legislators who brought down the coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy, news agency IANS reported today, quoting party spokesman G Madhusudan.

Outgoing Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy may have lost the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly after a string of resignations in the ruling coalition, but he claims to be the "happiest person" around. The reason for this, he says, is the opportunity he was given to serve the people of his state for over a year.

The Congress and HD Kumaraswamy, whose government in Karnataka crashed in the test of strength in the state assembly on Tuesday, have promised strong action against the rebels who brought it down. All 16 rebels - 13 from the Congress and 3 from Mr Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular who resigned earlier this month, pushing the government into minority...

The one-year-old coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular - teetering for weeks -- collapsed on Tuesday, paving the way for the BJP's return to power in Karnataka. The coalition failed the floor test in the assembly, cobbling up only 99 votes in comparison to the 105 votes of the BJP, which later dubbed it a "Gam...

The floor test for the HD Kumaraswamy government is about to begin at the Karnataka assembly at the end of two days of turbulence. Over the last weeks, 16 coalition legislators have resigned and two Independents withdrew support to the government and the trust vote has been pending since last week. Hours before, there was high drama in the northern...

As the Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government in Karnataka faces a trust vote after the resignation of 16 legislators and two independents pulling their support earlier this month, Bharatiya Janata Party president BS Yeddyurappa said today that he is confident that the motion would be defeated.

Karnataka Bhartiya Janata Party chief BS Yeddyurappa today welcomed the Supreme court order on the political crisis, asserting that it was a "moral victory" for the rebel lawmakers, whose resignations have pushed the ruling Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition to the brink of collapse.

As the focus Tuesday shifted to the Supreme Court, which is hearing the pleas of 15 Karnataka MLAs against alleged delay by the Speaker in accepting their resignations, the state BJP President BS Yeddyurappa was seen in a relaxed mood playing cricket with party legislators who are camped at a resort on the outskirts of the city.

Karnataka assembly session: Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa is likely to suggest for trust vote today itself, sources said. Ramalinga Reddy, senior Congress legislator who had quit, may make his stand clear today about withdrawing resignation or not.

BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa's comment comes after Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy declared on Friday that he would seek a trust vote on the floor of the house and asked the Speaker to "fix a time"

One of the rebel lawmakers of the Congress in Karnataka, who on Saturday raised hopes for the troubled Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition by hinting he may take back his resignation, was today seen in Mumbai, creating a buzz on his next move.

The BJP today accused Congress leaders of "assaulting and locking up" a rebel legislator after he refused to take back his resignation amid a political crisis that's threatening to bring down the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka.

Janata Dal Secular chief Deve Gowda today dubbed the Karnataka political crisis as a situation that's "worse than Emergency", and attributed the resignation of 16 legislators of the ruling coalition to the BJP's alleged eagerness to wrest power in the southern state by any means possible.