Karnataka LIVE: How Can a Party Without Majority Form Govt, Asks Sidda as BSY Set to Take Oath Soon

Yeddyurappa's 4th Term | BS Yeddyurappa's fourth stint as the Chief Minister will come today evening, after the May 2018 Assembly polls, during which he had to resign just three days after being sworn in. In 2018, he was unable to prove majority after staking claim to form the government stating that the BJP had emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats in the 225-member Assembly.

Yediyurappa, Not Yeddyurappa Will Take Oath | The Karnataka BJP president has changed the spelling of his name before taking oath as CM again today. Yeddyurappa’s 2018 election affidavit spells his name as ‘BS Yeddyurappa’, while his latest letter to the Governor, staking claim to form government, calls him ‘BS Yediyurappa’.

Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa had sent this letter to Amit Shah, congratulating him when the Congress-JD(S) coalition lost the trust motion in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The state party leadership had been awaiting their centre counterparts' directions to stake claim to form the government. Yeddyurappa finally met Governor Vajubhai Vala today to carry out said instructions.

BJP MP Says 'Numbers Not a Problem' | BJP MP from Karnataka Shobha Karandlaje says that rebels are firm in their decision, and that her party welcomed them.

Shobha Karandlaje,Karnataka BJP MP: Today BS Yeddyurappa ji has staked claim to form Govt, party high command has supported him. Numbers in assembly are not a problem, also the rebel MLAs are firm on their stand and if they want to join BJP,we will welcome them. pic.twitter.com/DWo8UCzAld

— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2019

Karnataka an Experimental Lab for BJP: Siddaramaiah | Congress Legislative Party chief Siddaramaiah reacted to the announcement of BJP's BS Yeddyurappa's  swearing-in today saying that it was a shame to allow a party that did not have a majority to form government.

Karnataka assembly has become an experimental lab for @BJP4Karnataka & BJP backed governor to try unconstitutional ways to form govt.

In what article of the constitution is the governor allowed to permit the party to form govt that doesn't have majority?

It is shame!!

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) July 26, 2019

July 31 Deadline to Prove Majority | After it was announced that BJP Karnataka president BS Yeddyurappa will take oath of office as chief minister, the party has been given until July 31 to prove majority in the Vidhan Soudha.

BSY 'Subverted Democracy and Came to Power' Says Congress | Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa has used his excellent 'horse trading skills' to grab power in the state, the Congress tweeted.

Corruption Icon and Former Jail Bird Shri @BSYBJP has used his excellent Horse Trading skills to subvert democracy and come to power.

People of Karnataka remember his disastrous tenure as CM between 2008-2011, which ended with BSY in Jail.

History is all set to repeat again. https://t.co/0M28Z49PQM

— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) July 26, 2019

Will Discuss Cabinet with President: BSY | "Who all are to be inducted (in the ministry), I will discuss with our national president and inform," said BS Yeddyurappa, about the ministers who will comprise his cabinet. He also said that he will send letters of invitation to outgoing chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, as well as Congress Legislature party leader Siddaramaiah for the swearing-in ceremony.

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Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar had said that he will take a decision on the resignations of the remaining 14 MLAs in a few days. This may prolong the process of government formation, it was speculated. However, BS Yeddyurappa is set to take oath today itself.

Counsel for Rebel MLAs Mukul Rohagi Skips Court | Counsel for the rebel Karnataka MLAs, Mukul Rohagi was absent from Supreme Court, despite being directed to be present. He says he has apologised to the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

Senior lawyer and counsel for rebel Karnataka MLAs, Mukul Rohatgi(file pic), today apologized to the Supreme Court for being absent before the Court despite being asked by it to be present yesterday. Bench headed by CJI Gogoi accepted his apology pic.twitter.com/DSxqpyFjiL

— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2019

Will Take Oath as CM at 6 pm: BSY | Karnataka BJP leader and former Chief Minister said that he has met Governor Vajubhai Vala and he will take oath as CM today at 6 pm.

BS Yeddyurappa,BJP: I just met the Governor, I will take oath as Chief Minister today at 6 pm. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/LkemKmqQP6

— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2019

105 Not Magic Number, Says JD(S) | JD(S) National Spokesperson Tanvir Ahmed told CNN-News18 that "the Governor can invite (Yeddyurappa). It's up to him. 105 doesn't give the magic number, it is 113. Yedyurappa has to get that together."

"He is in a very strong position to make the pitch for government. The BJP has the numbers," says BJP leader Vivek Reddy

BSY Reaches Governor's Residence | Karnataka BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa has arrived at state governor Vajubhai Vala's residence to stake claim to form the government.

Bengaluru: BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa arrives at Raj Bhavan, to stake claim to form government. pic.twitter.com/uT1UmWFrsg

— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2019

Meanwhile in Madhya Pradesh, four more BJP MLAs want to support the Congress-led government, self-styled godman Namdev Tyagi alias Computer Baba said. His statement came a day after two BJP MLAs backed the Congress-led government in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. However, the BJP did not seem impressed.“The Congress has started this game and we would end this,” said party legislator Narottam Mishra.

Speaker Disqualified 3 MLAs | Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar disqualified 3 MLAs, Ramesh Jarkiholi, Mahesh Kumathalli and R Shankar, saying that their resignations were "not voluntary and genuine". "They have violated the provisions of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law) and therefore are disqualified," he said, adding that they cease to be members from "this day" till the expiry of the current assembly in 2023.

BSY Going to Stake Claim to Form Govt | Karnataka BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa says he will meet the governor at 10 am today to stake a claim to form the government in the state after the Congress-JD(S) alliance failed the trust vote on Monday. He also says that he will request the governor to hold the swearing-in ceremony today itself.

BS Yeddyurappa, BJP, #Karnataka: I am going to meet the Governor today at 10am to stake claim to form the government and I will request him to hold oath ceremony today itself. pic.twitter.com/8cSQ5p8Ph2

— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2019