Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the fate of Karnataka's new Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is sealed in his letter...
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the fate of Karnataka's new Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is sealed in his letter given to Governor Vajubhai Vala as it makes no mention of a number bigger than the 104 MLAs of the BJP. His comment came after the Supreme Court said government formation in the state would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it.
"Mr. Yedyurappa's letter to the Governor will seal his fate. There is no mention of a number bigger than 104.
Karnataka's new Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa
The Governor's invitation does not mention any number at all!" he tweeted. The Union former finance and the home minister said had he been in Yeddyurappa's place, he would not have taken the oath till the apex court took a decision on the petition filed by the Congress-JD(S) combine challenging the Governor's decision to invite him to take the oath. "I salute the Supreme Court. If I were Mr. Yeddyurappa, I will not take the oath until the hearing at 10.30 am on Friday, 18th May," Chidambaram said.
Supreme Court today refused to stay Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as the CM
The Supreme Court today refused to stay Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as the chief minister after a rare pre-dawn hearing which saw the Congress-JD (S) combine making a last-ditch attempt to stall the saffron party's surge in the southern state. The apex court, which commenced the hearing at 2.11 AM and ended at 5.28 AM, however, made it clear that the swearing-in and government formation in the state would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it.
Yeddyurappa took oath as chief minister this morning
The petition said the Congress-JD (S) combine has the majority in the House with 117 MLAs while the BJP has only 104 seats which were below the majority mark of 112 at present. The court will hear matter the matter again on Friday. Yeddyurappa took oath as chief minister this morning.
