With the JDS–Congress Coalition government collapsed on Tuesday after failing to win Confidence motion in the Karnataka Assembly and forcing Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to tender his resignation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held its legislative party meeting on Wednesday at Ramada Hotel in Bengaluru.
While the party’s another key meeting is slated for later in the day at the party’s state headquarters.
Calling it as a victory of people of Karnataka, BJP Karnataka in a tweet said, ‘It’s the end of an era of corrupt & unholy alliance. We promise stable & able governance to the people of Karnataka. Together we will make Karnataka prosperous again’.
In another tweet, it added, ‘Democracy restored in Karnataka as the power greedy unholy alliance of Congress & JDS bits dust People had blessed us as single largest party We will soon form a government that will uphold the dignity & sanctity of our land We will script the era of development’.
Democracy restored in Karnataka as the power greedy unholy alliance of Congress & JDS bits dust
People had blessed us as single largest party
We will soon form a government that will uphold the dignity & sanctity of our landWe will script the era of development pic.twitter.com/Dvfg2RJLcK
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) July 23, 2019
After 4 day-long debate on a Confidence motion, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy led coalition government on Tuesday fell after it suffered a defeat in the floor test of the assembly.
“Chief Minister Kumaraswamy has lost the floor test, as 99 votes were in favor of the confidence motion and 105 against it,” Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar told the members of the House after the trust vote.
With 20 MLAs defying the party whip and were absent for the floor test, the strength of the 225-member Karnataka Assembly was reduced to 204 with 103 as the halfway mark for a simple majority.
The political crisis in the state begun early this month with the resignation of 11 MLAs of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). As the crisis deepens, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy had on July 18 announced to hold a trust vote in the Assembly.
Soon after the defeat, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy rushed to the Governor Vajubhai Vala and submitted his resignation, which was accepted by him. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President BS Yeddyurappa will meet Governor Vajubhai Vala today and will claim stake to form a government in the state.
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