Yediyurappa takes oath as new CM of Karnatka

Senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday, 26 July, took oath as the new chief minister of Karnataka after the Congres-JD(S) coalition government fell losing the trust vote on Tuesday.

CM HD Kumaraswamy submitted his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Vala on Tuesday. The coalition got just 99 votes against the BJP’s 105 in the floor test.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh disqualified MLAs R Shankar, Ramesh Jarkiholi and Mahesh Kumtahalli on Thursday, clarifying that they can’t contest the election again. Ramesh said that he will take a decision about other complaints “in a couple of days.”