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Karnataka live updates: Kumaraswamy to take oath on Wednesday

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 19, 2018, 23:15:42 IST

Karnataka live updates: Kumaraswamy to take oath on Wednesday

Karnataka governor has invited JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy to form government in the state and prove majority within 15 days, hours after BS Yeddyurappa resigned as the CM. Stay with TOI for LIVE updates

18:16 (IST) May 19

It's the Congress that subverts institutions

Prakash Javadekar, BJP leader

18:15 (IST) May 19

"2G, CWG, 'Jijaji', coal scam"

BJP recounts Congress-era scams to hit back at Rahul Gandhi

18:14 (IST) May 19

Congress does not respect the Army. They don't trust CAG, EC, SC, or even the media: Javadekar

18:13 (IST) May 19

Congress did not even leave the governor. Now, when the governor administers oath to their CM, then he will be good: Javadekar

18:11 (IST) May 19

BJP hits back at Congress, says Rahul Gandhi is not letting Parliament function

18:09 (IST) May 19

This is the most opportunistic alliance we have ever seen: Javadekar on Congress-JD(S) tie-up

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18:08 (IST) May 19

Rahul Gandhi constantly made derogatory remarks against former PM Deve Gowda. He also called JD(S) the B Team of BJP. Now, it has been proved that they are in fact the B Team of Congress: Javadekar

18:06 (IST) May 19

Congress has adopted a strategy of spit and run

Prakash Javadekar

18:06 (IST) May 19

Siddarahmiah lost one seat, and hung on to another by a narrow margin. 14 Congress ministers were routed. Therefore, Rahul Gandhi's statement that Congress defeated BJP is "laughable": Javadekar

18:05 (IST) May 19

Rahul Gandhi Ji said that Congress has defeated BJP. It's the BJP that has defeated their party. We went from 40 seats to 104. They went down from 122 seats to 78. It's the Congress that was defeated, not the BJP: Prakash Javadekar

18:03 (IST) May 19

Through his speech, BS Yeddyurappa demonstrated how to respect the democracy: Prakash Javadekar

18:02 (IST) May 19

BJP addresses media

17:43 (IST) May 19

BSY submits his resignation

Bengaluru: BJP's BS Yeddyurappa submits resignation as Chief Minister of Karnataka to Governor Vajubhai Vala. https://t.co/88dbTelz3l
— ANI (@ANI) 1526731967000

17:31 (IST) May 19

Read: BS Yeddyurappa skips floor test - Reactions

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17:30 (IST) May 19

This is a big blow for them (BJP) and I think what they had been planning all along for 2019 has failed, they will now have to rethink and alter their strategies

Mayawati, BSP supremo

17:14 (IST) May 19

Karnataka shows there is still some morality left in politics but alas not in the BJP. Now the governor should also resign, tweets former Union minister Yashwant Sinha

17:14 (IST) May 19

'Will BJP learn any lesson now?'

BJP’s attempts to subvert democracy have miserably failed in Karnataka. BJP's lust for power through foul means sta… https://t.co/KXN7TX7364
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) 1526729135000