Bangalore: Re-marriage - JD-S Agrees to support BJP in Govt Formation
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Bangalore, Oct 27: Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy told rediff.com on Saturday that his party had decided to support the Bharatiya Janata Party in government formation. The JD-S' letter of support will handed over to Governor Rameshwar Thakur later in the day, he said.
JD-S spokesperson Meerajudin Patel is expected to hand over the letter of support to Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
After a hectic meeting, JD-S MLAs in the Kumaraswamy camp decided that it would be best to offer support to the BJP and form the government.
Kumarswamy said that his party had initially explored the possibility of forming the state government with the Congress. However, the former chief minister said bitterly, "When we looked up to them for support, they tried to split the party."
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Kumaraswamy's stance indicated that he had the support of JD-S MLAs and there would be no need to work out the mathematics to form the government.
JD-S leaders said that there was no division in their camp, although the Congress had tried its level best to divide the party.
Meanwhile, the meeting of the BJP legislature committee is still going on in Bangalore. Sources said that the party was trying to work out the finer details of government formation. The BJP high command in New Delhi will take the final decision, said a senior leader. Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu is currently in Bangalore to supervise the process of government formation.
The Centre had imposed President's rule in the state after the BJP withdrew its support to the JD-S, when the latter refused to hand over the reins of the state.
Meanwhile, the meeting between senior JD-S leader M P Prakash and leaders from the Congress in New Delhi remained inconclusive. Sources have said that Prakash, who has the backing of atleast 12 MLAs, will join hands with Kumaraswamy in the formation of a government with the BJP.
A party seeking to form a government in Karnataka needs at least 113 seats in the 226-member Assembly. The BJP has 79 seats at present and with the support of Kuamraswamy's 30 MLAs, its strength will go up to109.
The JD(S)-BJP combine is also expecting the support of five independent candidates. With the support of M P Prakash and his 12 MLAs, the BJP-JDS combine will be able to stake a claim for government formation.
While BJP leader B S Yediyurappa is almost certain to become the chief minister, the candidate for the deputy chief minister's position has not been decided yet.
It is unlikely that Prakash will become the deputy CM as he is from the Lingayat community. None of the parties would want a chief minister and deputy chief minister from the same community.
Incidentally, JD-S supremo H D Deve Gowda has maintained a studied silence about this new twist in Karnataka's political tale. While many believe that he took the decision to support the BJP, sources close to Gowda claim that he was not interested in trucking with his former coalition partner.
How the 'Drama' Unfolded, 'stage' by 'stage':
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- New Delhi: Cabinet Approves President's Rule in Karnataka
- Bangalore: CM Quits, Governor Recommends Dissolution of House
- Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister to Resign on Oct 8 Evening
- Mangalore: BJP in Low Spirits, Congress Buoyant over Coalition Break-up
- Bangalore: Kumaraswamy Forwards BJP Ministers' Resignations to Governor
- BJP Terms it 'Betrayal', Withdraws Support to JD(S) in Karnataka
- Karnataka: 'No Power Hand-over' - JD(S)' Final Word to BJP
- Karnataka: Astrologers Predict Snap Polls
- Bangalore: BJP MLAs Want Party to Withdraw Support to Coalition
- Bangalore: Cong may offer Outside Support to JD(S) if BJP Pulls out
- Bangalore: Kumaraswamy Convenes Cabinet Meet on Friday, Oct 5
- Coalition Govt: Clear Picture will Emerge on Oct 5: Deve Gowda
- Bangalore: BJP Ministers' Mass Resignations and after
- Bangalore: Yediyurappa, BJP Ministers Resign en Masse
- Bangalore: Kumaraswamy Refuses to Resign, Rebuffs BJP
- Bangalore: State's JD(S)-BJP Coalition Govt in Doldrums
- Bantwal: Yediyurappa not Fit to be a Chief Minister - Bondala
- BJP not to Allow Kumaraswamy to Continue as CM
- Allow Kumaraswamy to Continue as CM: Deve Gowda
- Bangalore: JD (S) Leads in Civic Polls in State
- Is Yediyurappa Fit to be CM? - Deve Gowda
- New Delhi: Yediyurappa will Take over as CM of Karnataka - BJP
- Bangalore: Karnataka T20: Coalition in Last-over Crisis
- Mangalore: Deve Gowda Behaving Irresponsibly - Poojary
- Bangalore: Kumaraswamy Says He will Quit on Oct 3
- Udupi: Gowda Confused over Power Transfer, Says Bangarappa
- Mangalore: 'Mine-owners' Decision Key to JDS-BJP Power
- Transfer of Power to BJP in People's Hands - JD(S) President
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- Power Transfer: Terrible Past, Tense Future Haunts Gowda
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- State CM Can't Decide Power Transfer to BJP on his Own: JD(S)
- Mangalore: 'Power Transfer in State would be Smooth and in Time', Say CM, DyCM