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Kumaraswamy to Take Oath With 13 Political Heavyweights by His Side in Major Show of Unity

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    • Karnataka is back to old Lingayats versus Vokkaligas fight. The Vokkaligas, backbone of the Gowdas vote bank who have mended their relationship with the BJP in the last five years, have now turned against the saffron party for denying the CM post to a fellow Vokkaliga leader H D Kumaraswamy.
    • The Lingayat and Vokkaliga rivalry goes back to pre-independence days. After the Independence most Vokkaliga leaders had opposed the merger of all Kannada speaking areas with the old Mysore state fearing Lingayat domination in politics.
    • Congress' RV Deshpande has been recommended as the Pro tem speaker. Deshpande would not have powers like a regular speaker, but he would administer oath to all the newly elected MLAs.
    • After the happenings in Karnataka, a seemingly united opposition has mounted an unexpected counter-charge against the BJP in four states – Goa, Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya.
    • From the government clerk and a hardware store owner to becoming the chief minister of Karnataka for a second time, BS Yeddyurappa has navigated the choppy waters of politics with the consummate ease.
    • The Congress has delegated the duty of transport of their MLAs to their long-time loyalist late D P Sharma’s bus services. The Congress and the JD(S) MLAs are travelling only in Sharma buses.
    • BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday took oath in the name of farmers and the almighty. His green shawl was a reminder of his commitment to farmers’ issues.
    • We trust the Governor to take a fair decision once he looks at EC's official numbers. BJP's 'Operation Kamal' won't work this time: Outgoing CM Siddaramaiah.
    • The JD(S) will form the government with our support. Both parties have submitted our letters to the Governor: outgoing CM Siddaramaiah.
    • JD(S)' HD Kumaraswamy, before leaving for the Governor's residence, met with outgoing CM Siddaramaiah. (News18)
    • BJP's CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa, after meeting the Governor, said that he has asked for time to prove the party's majority.
    • We are going to meet the Governor. We are the single largest party and are very happy with the results: BS Yeddyurappa to News18.
    • Sources in Congress have said the party will move court if the Governor doesn't invite JDS and Congress to form the government.
    • JDS chief HD Kumaraswamy writes to Governor, seeking a meeting with him between 5:30 PM to 6PM, has said the party has accepted Congress' support to form government.
    • Crowds gather outside Deve Gowda's residence (Image: Revathi Rajeevan)
    • Siddaramaiah has submitted his resignation as Chief Minister to the Governor of Karnataka.
    • Only CM Siddaramaiah's car has been allowed to go inside the Governor's residence while the cars of several other leaders were stopped at the gate.
    • Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reaches the Governor's House, reportedly to tender his resignation.
    • Karnataka Governor Vala has put all appointments with party representatives on hold till ALL results are in.
    • BJP also reaches out to HD Deve Gowda. The party has sent leader R Ashok as an emissary to Deve Gowda and the JD(S)
    • In total tally out of 220 seats, Congress got 77, BJP got 104, JDS got 37 and Others got 2.
    • A Congress delegation led by G Parameshwara, who had gone to the Governor's house, turned back without meeting him.
    • Danish Ali, JD(S): JD(S) and Congress are coming together to keep BJP out of Karnataka. Congress offered and we reciprocated.
    • The total tally in 214 seats as of now shows that Congress is at 73, BJP at 103, JDS at 36 and Others at 2.
    • BJP's Dharmendra Pradhan has just landed from Dubai, there is a chartered plane waiting at the airport to take the netas to Bengaluru.
    • Congress, JDS call all of their MLAs to Bengaluru, and the two parties have also claimed the support of two Independent candidates. JDS-Congress will be meeting the Governor with a letter of support at 5pm.
    • BJP Paliamentary Board meeting, scheduled for this evening, cancelled in wake of dramatic developments in Karnataka.
    • BJP president Amit Shah rushes Union minister Prakash Javdekar, JP Nadda, Dharmendra Pradhan to Bengaluru to ensure govt formation in the state.
    • BJP's Yeddyurappa: People’s verdict is very clear, will discuss with high command and decide. Not all results are out. We’ll know the results in a while. I don’t want to discuss about JD(S).
    • Sources say that BJP's Yeddyurappa is seeking an appointment with the Governor as well.
    • CM Siddaramaiah decides to meet the governor at 4 pm to submit resignation, says, "JD(S) is free to head the government."
    • Party leader Parameshwar announces that the Congress will support the JD(S) to form a ‘secular’ government in Karnataka. "Decision on CM post will be taken by JD(S)," says Congress.
    • As per law, the Governor has to invite the single-largest party for government formation, which in this case is the BJP.
    • Breaking: Congress sending written letter of support to JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, letter is addressed to the Karnataka Governor.
    • Union minister Prakash Javadekar: We have a strong booth level committee. No case of Congress, JD(S) coming together.
    • Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan: JD(S) and Congress can come together and form a government. But we need to wait a while to see the final result.
    • The Congress is exploring possibilities of forming a government in Karnataka in case of a hung House, provided JD(S)-Congress together cross the halfway mark.
    • As per the latest trends, the Janata Dal (Secular) has emerged as the kingmaker, as predicted by exit polls.
    • As JD(S) is leading in 39 seats, its party supremo H D Deve Gowda awaits eagerly at home for the final results, says will talk once all the results are out.
    • To counter Congress’ Kannada pride, the BJP deftly played the Kannada card.

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    Kumaraswamy to Take Oath With 13 Political Heavyweights by His Side in Major Show of Unity

    Kumaraswamy to Take Oath With 13 Political Heavyweights by His Side in Major Show of Unity

    Kumaraswamy will be the second chief minister to take oath in Karnataka within a week, after BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa stepped down without facing the floor test on May 19 in the face of imminent defeat.

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