Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa wins trust vote, Speaker resigns

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa won trust vote through a voice vote in the Legislative Assembly here on Monday.

In a tweet, the Chief Minister said that his government will uphold the trust by ensuring transparent and accountable governance.

 

Soon after the Chief Minister won the floor test, the House passed the Appropriation Bill and Supplementary estimates for three months.

After concluding the day’s business, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar tendered his resignation.

69-year-old Ramesh Kumar who represents Congress from Srinivasapura constituency, handed over his resignation letter to Deputy Speaker Krishna Reddy

In his farewell speech, the outgoing Speaker said during his 14-month-long tenure as the Speaker, he worked according to his conscience and in accordance with the Constitution. Kumar said, he has upheld the dignity of office to the best of his ability.

Last evening, Speaker Ramesh Kumar disqualified 11 rebel lawmakers of the Congress and three from HD Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal-Secular.  The move brought down the strength of the House to 208, and the majority mark to 105 – a number within the BJP’s reach.

BJP has currently 105 MLAs in the House while it also has support from some independent lawmakers.

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