BS Yediyurappa takes oath as 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka
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BS Yediyurappa takes oath as 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka
BJP Karnataka president BS Yediyurappa reaches Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.
BS Yediyurappa will oath as 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka shortly.
BS Yeddyurappa changes his name back to Yediyurappa. The 75-year-old had changed the spelling of his name in 2007 for good luck.
He reportedly reverted to his previous name six months ago.
"As instructed by our National President Shri @AmitShah ji and working president of BJP Shri @JPNadda ji, I have met his Excellency Governor of Karnataka to stake claim to form government. I will take oath as CM of Karnataka today at 6 pm," tweets Yediyurappa.
Congress attacks Yeddyurappa.
"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," tweets Congress.
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
BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government need to prove majority in state Assembly by July 31: ANI
BJP cannot stake claim to form government or take oath as it does not have the numbers, said Karnataka Congress in a tweet. BJP and BS Yeddyurappa should have a clear understanding of the constitution, it added.
ಇವತ್ತು, ಬಿಜೆಪಿಗೆ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾಬಲ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಕಾರಣ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೂ ಹಕ್ಕು ಮಂಡನೆಯಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.@BJP4Karnataka ಮತ್ತು @BSYBJP ಅವರಿಗೆ
ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ
ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಹೊಂದುವುದು ಅವಶ್ಯಕ. pic.twitter.com/G8N2bYq7wL— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) July 26, 2019
Shri @BSYBJP will take oath as CM of Karnataka today evening at 6 pm
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) July 26, 2019
Letter submitted by BS Yeddyurappa to Governor:
The Lingayat strongman met the Governor around 10 am on Friday. "I met governor to form the Government and take oath as CM. Governor has agreed and given letter. I will take oath as CM between 6 to 6:15 pm today," he said.
Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa is all set to take oath as the state chief minister for the fourth time at 6 pm on Friday after state Governor Vajubhai Vala accepted his stake to form the government. Read more here
