Bangalore: CM Quits, Governor Recommends Dissolution of House
Vicky Nanjappa / Rediff
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Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (AF/MB)
- CM meets governor and submits resignation
- Congress tells governor it would not support a JD(S) government
- Governor recommends dissolution of the house
- BJP launches 'Dharma Yuddha' from Tumkur with Lingayat religious heads' blessings
- Yediyurappa rushes back to Bangalore
Bangalore, Oct 8: Even as chief minister of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy submitted his resignation on Tuesday, governor Rameshwar Thakur recommended dissolution of the House.
Kumaraswamy met with the governor at around 7.30 pm at Raj Bhavan on Monday and handed over his resignation.
In this letter, Kumaraswamy mentioned that they were ready to support the Bharatiya Janata Party. The governor apparently was unhappy with the turn of events and felt that it would be best to dissolve the House.
The BJP and the Janata Dal-Secular had reached an understanding earlier on Monday in which both parties had agreed to share power in the state.
It had been decided that power will be handed over as had been promised to the BJP.
Former DCM BS Yediyurappa with other leaders in Tumkur after a rally 'Dharma Yudha' against JDS on Monday.
State BJP president Sadananda Gowda inaugurates 'Dharma Yudha' rally against JDS in Tumkur on Monday. Former DCM BS Yediyurappa and Ananth Kumar are seen in the pic
Sri Shivakumar Swami greets BJP leaders Sadananda Gowda, BS Yediyurappa, Ananthkumar, DH Shankara Murthy and others before take a rally 'Dharma Yudha' against JDS at Siddaganga Matt in Tumkur on Monday.
Prior to submitting the resignation, the JD-S and the BJP had decided to parade their legislators before the governor to show their strength.
However, H D Deve Gowda had told Kumaraswamy to put the ball in the governor's court.
Even at the meeting of the JD-S legislature party, Kumaraswamy had said that the party should hand over power to the BJP.
Although some MLAs were opposed to the idea, they came to the conclusion that it would be best to hand over power.
Howeverk, there was a dispute regarding the deputy chief minister candidate. Initially, it was decided that Kumaraswamy would be the deputy CM, but later it was decided to make Transport Minister Cheluvarayaswamy as the Deputy CM.
BJP workers take a rally 'Dharma Yudha' against JDS in Tumkur on Monday
Yediyurappa leaving for Bangalore thereafter
What weighed on the mind of the governor?
The governor was upset at the manner in which the political parties had done a u-turn in the past few days.
The governor thought that it would be best to dissolve the House as no party could give a stable government at the moment.
The BJP had first sought dismissal of the government and then the Congress said that it was not ready to support any party in the formation of the government.
Congress leader met the governor and submitted a letter to him stating that they would not support any JD(S)-led government in the state. R V Deshapande, Malikarjuna Kharge, Dharam Singh, H K Patil, Siddaramaih, Tejaswini Shriramesh, MLAs and MLCs outside the Raj Bhavan after meeting the governor on Monday
AICC observer for Karnataka Prithviraj Chouhan greeting the media at Raj Bhavan after meeting governor Rameshwar Thakur and Congress party workers in Bangalore on Monday.
Another factor that weighed heavily on the mind of the governor was that all three major political parties have enjoyed power in the state and more importantly the party with the lowest number of seats had enjoyed power twice.
The Congress and the JD-S had formed the government first before the latter withdrew support.
Then the JD-S aligned with the BJP and formed the government.
The BJP is the largest single party in the state. The Congress is second and the JD-S third.
Earlier report:
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister to Resign on Oct 8 Evening
Vicky Nanjappa in Bangalore/Rediff
Bangalore, Oct 8: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will resign on Monday evening, Home Minister M P Prakash said.
Prakash said a meeting of the Janata Dal-Secular legislature party will be convened later in the evening following which the chief minister would put in his papers. He will then take a floor test.
This move comes in the wake of the tough talk by Governor Rameshwar Thakur during his meeting with the chief minister earlier during the day.
The chief minister had conveyed to him that he would face the floor test on October 18 and a special session of the assembly too had been convened in this regard.
The governor was, however, blunt in his reply and said it was his prerogative to call for a session. He also told the chief minister that he will have to submit his papers failing which he may have to dismiss him.
The governor also said that he would invite the JD-S first to prove its strength. The chief minister was asked to get back to the governor by evening and make clear his intentions.
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