Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said that the cabinet expansion would take place on February 6, with 13 MLAs taking oath of office.
The Karnataka Assembly failed to meet the deadline set by Governor Vajubhai Bala to the Assembly to complete the business of trust vote by 1:30 pm in the midst of a raging debate over the Governor’s directive.
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea of five more rebel Congress MLAs along with the pending petition of 10 legislators seeking a direction to the Karnataka Assembly speaker to accept their resignation.
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Sunday hailed the turn of events in the Karnataka assembly, terming them a “win for democracy”.
A bench comprising justices A K Sikri, S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan passed the order after recording the statement of Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that there will be live telecast of the proceedings.
“Numbers are against the BJP. Numbers are in favour of us. MLAs are in our favour. We will form the government,” Azad said.
Supreme Court directed for floor test in Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm tomorrow, after hearing Congress-JD(S) plea against Karnataka Governor inviting BJP to form government on Friday.
“It is my democratic right to vote in Karnataka but as you know I am here and cannot travel. I haven’t been following the politics so closely so no opinion,” liquor baron told
Following the declaration of minority status to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities, the State government wrote to the Centre recommending the official recognition of the two communities as religious minorities.
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