New Delhi: After days of high voltage drama in Karnataka, BJP witnessed the fall of it's three-day-old government yesterday. HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala and is set to head the Congress-JD(S) coalition. He will be the next chief minister for a second time on May 23. The swearing-in ceremony is supposed to be held in the sprawling Kanteerava stadium.
The swearing-in is also going to serve as a
show of opposition for non-BJP leaders across the country. The Congress and JD-S alliance aims to project the win as massive victory with opposition leaders like Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, Chandrababu Naidu and others expected to attend. The third son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda had earlier headed the BJP-JD(S) coalition government for twenty months from January 2006.
Here are the LIVE Updates from Karnataka:
May 20, 2018 20:31 (IST)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is likely to attend Mr Kumaraswamy's swearing in ceremony
May 20, 2018 12:38 (IST)
No rotational system with Congress on chief ministership arrangement says HD Kumaraswamy to NDTV.
May 20, 2018 11:38 (IST)
Sources indicate that in a meeting last night between Congress and JDS leader, it was agreed to constitute a coalition coordination committee and to draw a common minimum programme.
May 20, 2018 11:21 (IST)
The Chief Minister designate would also visit the Srirangam temple in Tamil Nadu's Trichy before his Delhi trip.
May 20, 2018 10:45 (IST)
The Congress and the Janata Dal Secular that came together for an alliance were driven by their common objective to keep BS Yeddyurappa out of power in Karnataka.
May 20, 2018 10:16 (IST)
Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy said he will take oath on Wednesday as the chief minister of Karnataka, hours after the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa resigned from the top post without facing a floor test.