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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
12:35 (IST) May 25
CM Kumaraswamy speaks before the trust vote in assembly
12:33 (IST) May 25
Ramesh Kumar elected as speaker
12:29 (IST) May 25
Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar elected Karnataka speaker unanimously through voice vote
12:27 (IST) May 25
Visuals from Karnataka Vidhana Soudha ahead of Floor Test
Bengaluru: Visuals from #Karnataka Vidhana Soudha ahead of #FloorTest. Congress' Siddaramaiah & BJP's BS Yeddyurapp… https://t.co/Y0nlwgG5Oj
— ANI (@ANI) 152723092600012:19 (IST) May 25
Congress Legislative Party meeting underway
Bengaluru: Congress Legislative Party meeting underway in Vidhana Soudha. Senior leader DK Shivakumar and MLA Anand… https://t.co/ddL3rlbPMi
— ANI (@ANI) 152723030300012:11 (IST) May 25
Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy to face trust vote shortly
11:31 (IST) May 25
Congress MLAs reach assembly ahead of floor test
Congress MLAs reach Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru ahead of floor test and election of assembly speaker #Karnataka https://t.co/NdLiwjtDhN
— ANI (@ANI) 152722642200010:56 (IST) May 25
Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy’s temple-hopping continued for the fifth day in a row as he visited three mutts on Thursday. He skipped attending office in Vidhana Soudha on Day 1 as CM.
10:55 (IST) May 25
BJP’s five-time MLA from Rajajinagar S Suresh Kumar has filed his nomination for the post of speaker. With 104 members in its ranks, BJP stands no chance of winning the post unless 14 members from Congress and JD(S) cross-vote for Suresh.
10:38 (IST) May 25
The two parties are yet to hash out the vexed issue of who gets which portfolios, with Congress staking claim for the crucial ones as compensation for leaving the CM’s office for JD(S) despite having more MLAs. Kumaraswamy had earlier ruled out the possibility of splitting the chief ministership with the coalition partner.
09:50 (IST) May 25
Kumaraswamy is confident
I have no tension, I am going to win clearly: CM #HDKumaraswamy on today's floor test. #Karnataka https://t.co/b6VgoKniUy
— ANI (@ANI) 152722048300009:37 (IST) May 25
Chief minister Kumaraswamy yesterday expressed confidence about winning the trust vote and proving that his JD(S)-Congress coalition government has the majority in the new assembly.
09:36 (IST) May 25
The assembly will begin the special session for the floor test post-noon after election of the new speaker.
The opposition BJP has fielded its senior legislator S Suresh Kumar against Congress nominee K R Ramesh Kumar. As decided by the coalition partners, the JD(S) will name one of its senior legislators to the deputy speaker's post after the speaker's election.
09:33 (IST) May 25
As directed by governor Vajubhai Vala on May 19 after inviting him to form the government, Kumaraswamy will move the confidence motion in the Assembly at 12.15pm and ask the new speaker to conduct the floor test.
09:31 (IST) May 25
With a combined strength of 117 legislators in the 225-member Assembly, including 37 of the JD(S), 78 of the Congress and two other MLAs, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has six more votes than the halfway mark of 111 required for majority, excluding t
09:27 (IST) May 25
Unable to garner the required number of votes to form government in the state, Yeddyurappa resigned as the CM prior to the SC-ordered floor test. BJP accused the Congress of hijacking the ‘People’s Mandate’.
09:26 (IST) May 25
Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala first invited the BJP to form the government and BS Yeddyurappa took oath as the chief minister of the state. Governor Vala had granted a time period of 15 days to prove their majority on the floor of the house, but t
09:22 (IST) May 25
Though the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats in the recently concluded Karnataka elections, but was 8 seats short of the simple majority mark of 112. The Congress party with 78 seats and JD(S) with 37 seats, along with two indep
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