Bangalore, July 26 (IBNS): Amid loud cheers, BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Friday took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
With his oath-taking as the CM of the state, the political scenario in Karnataktook a new turn as the state had witnessed several developments in the past couple of days.
This is the fourth time BS took oath as the CM of the southern state.
Yeddyurappa staked claimed three days after the Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) government failed to win the trust vote in the Vadhan Soudha, getting only 99 votes as opposed to BJP's 105. The trust vote was called by JDS leader and then Karnataka Chief Minister, HD Kumaraswamy, amid the political turmoil over several Congress-JDS MLAs' resignations.
However, the BJP, which is the single largest party, is short of the majority mark 112 after Ramesh Kumar, the Speaker of the Assembly, disqualified three of 17 rebel MLAs last night.
Substituting the three disqualified MLAs, the House strength falls at 222 from original 225.
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