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THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 25, 2018, 17:19:46 IST
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Karnataka floor test live: Kumaraswamy wins trust vote
Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar has been elected Karnataka speaker unanimously through voice vote and CM HD Kumaraswamy is facing the floor test to prove Congress-JD(S) majority in the assembly. Stay with us for all updates
17:19 (IST) May 25
The real action will start now, whatever promises I have made to the citizens of Karnataka, I am going to fulfill them. I am not going to care about this threat (BJP to call state-wide bandh on May 28 on the issue of farmers' loans waiver)
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy
16:04 (IST) May 25
15:47 (IST) May 25
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy wins floor test after 117 MLAs voted in his favour.
15:38 (IST) May 25
Seeking the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday asserted that the Congress-JD(S) coalition government would complete its five-year tenure.
15:34 (IST) May 25
BJP MLAs stage walk out ahead of trust vote.
14:44 (IST) May 25
Kumaraswamy all set to win the trial of strength
CM Kumaraswamy moved the one-line motion soon after the unanimous election of Ramesh Kumar as the speaker of the assembly. With the numbers game in favour of the coalition, the 58-year old, who took oath as chief minister on Wednesday, looks set to win the trial of strength in Karnataka assembly.
14:16 (IST) May 25
Yeddyurappa recognised as opposition leader in Karnataka assembly
BJP legislature party leader B S Yeddyurappa was today recognised as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka assembly. Newly-elected speaker K R Ramesh Kumar made the announcement shortly after his election as the presiding officer of the House. Govind Karjol would be the deputy opposition leader.
14:08 (IST) May 25
Moving the trust vote, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy thanked Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun M Kharge, who he said were the first to call him to join hands. He said his father, former PM H D Deve Gowda, had said if Kumaraswamy joi
13:46 (IST) May 25
Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy moves vote of confidence
13:34 (IST) May 25
The Congress has 78 MLAs, Kumaraswamy's JD(S) 36, and BSP 1. The alliance has also claimed support of the lone KPJP MLA and an independent. Kumaraswamy had won from two seats.
13:33 (IST) May 25
Ramesh Kumar's name was then proposed by former chief minister and Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah and seconded by deputy chief minister G Parameshwara.
13:32 (IST) May 25
As the assembly met and pro-tem speaker K G Bopaiah took up the matter, BJP's Sunil Kumar stood up and said he was not moving the motion proposing Suresh Kumar for the speaker's post. Suresh Kumar then said, "I accept it."
13:30 (IST) May 25
Suresh Kumar, a 5th term MLA from the city, had filed his papers yesterday, in an apparent indication by the BJP that it wanted to give the JD(S)-Congress coalition a run for its money in the race for speakership before chief minister H D Kumaraswamy
13:28 (IST) May 25
Shortly after withdrawing from the speaker race, BJP MLA Suresh Kumar tweeted, "On the directions of our party, I had filed the nominationfor the post of speaker of Karnataka legislative assembly. Now, after discussion in the party, it is felt that t
13:13 (IST) May 25
Ramesh Kumar was the speaker of Karnataka assembly from 1994 to 1999. He will conduct the floor test later today where CM Kumaraswamy will prove his majority in the House.
13:00 (IST) May 25
While speaking about Ramesh Kumar, Yeddyurappa said, "I will participate on all discussions in the floor of the house."
12:59 (IST) May 25
CM Kumaraswamy in his first speech in the assembly, ahead of trust vote, mentioned how well Ramesh Kumar conducted proceedings in the House during his earlier tenure as speaker and earned the respect of all the MLAs in those 5 years
12:56 (IST) May 25
Kumaraswamy congratulates new speaker Ramesh Kumar, says he has proved his skills.
12:43 (IST) May 25
We withdrew (nomination of BJP candidate) as we wanted the election to be unanimous in order to maintain dignity of the speaker's post.
BJP's BS Yeddyurappa
12:38 (IST) May 25
BJP MLA Suresh Kumar backs out of speaker race
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