BS Yeddyurappa became 23rd CM of Karnataka, Congress workers protesting outside; see video
BS Yeddyurappa has left for the Raj Bhavan for the oath ceremony as a Karnataka Next CM. After midnight high volt drama from Karnataka to Supreme Court, the bench of 3 judges refused to stay on the oath ceremony of Yeddyurappa as CM. Whereas on the other hand Congress and JD (S) moved their MLA’s to the Eagleton resort in Bengaluru. The senior leaders of JD (S) and Congress, Kumaraswamy and Ghulam Nabi Azad has been stationed at the resort.
The alliance filed a petition for restraining Yeddyurappa from taking the oath and also to challenge the 15 days granted to the latter in order to prove his majority. The bench of three judges of Supreme Court AK Sikri, SA Bobde and Ashok Bhushan said in the midnight hearing that "As far as swearing-in is concerned, we are not restraining it, but we are making it subject to the outcome of the case,".
#WATCH BJP workers chant slogans of 'Vande Mataram and Modi, Modi' outside Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, as oath taking ceremony of BS Yeddyurappa as Karnataka CM to is set to begin shortly pic.twitter.com/npZthZbqZd
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2018
The BJP’s irrational insistence that it will form a Govt. in Karnataka, even though it clearly doesn’t have the numbers, is to make a mockery of our Constitution.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2018
This morning, while the BJP celebrates its hollow victory, India will mourn the defeat of democracy.
First published: 17 May 2018, 9:05 ISTSri @BSYBJP takes oath in the name of farmers.
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) May 17, 2018
After suffering under the apathetic rule of Congress for last five years which saw the highest number of farmer suicides, Karnataka's farmers are looking forward to a more hopeful & sensitive government led by BJP. #BSYNammaCM
