BJP legislature party leader B S Yeddyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
B S Yeddyurappa
To which political party does the newly elected CM of Karnataka belongs?
BJP
Whom will B S Yeddyurappa succeed as the CM of Karnataka?
Siddaramaiah
- He has been the Chief Minister of Karnataka two time prior to this.
- He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala.
- B S Yeddyurappa has 15 days to prove in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly the required majority to form a government.
- His cabinet will be named only after he proves his strength in a floor test at the assembly.
- The BJP at present has 104 MLAs in the House, eight short of the required majority of 112 members.
- The Congress, which won 78 seats in the elections, has allied with the JD(S), which has 37 seats.
- The alliance had met the Governor to stake claim to form the government.
- It also approached the Supreme Court regarding this but the apex court refused to stay BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa swearing-in.
- The court made it clear that the government formation would depend on the final verdict in the case.
Expected Questions
Who sworn in as the 19th CM of Karnataka?B S Yeddyurappa
To which political party does the newly elected CM of Karnataka belongs?
BJP
Whom will B S Yeddyurappa succeed as the CM of Karnataka?
Siddaramaiah
