Kumaraswamy Govt falls after losing trust vote 99-105

Agencies

Bengaluru, 23 Jul: The Congress-JD(S) coalition Govt has fallen after getting 99 votes in favor of the confidence motion. 105 MLAs voted against the motion.

 

The coalition had also tried its best to delay the trust vote by as much as is possible but Speaker KR Ramesh eventually called for the process to start Tuesday evening.

 

It could be a massive shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party with BS Yeddyurappa flashing the ’Victory’ symbol after the result of the trust vote was announced by the Speaker.

 

Ahead of trust vote in the assembly, Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy says he is ready to quit happily.

 

HD Kumaraswamy said that he was not going to run away and was ready for the floor test. He said that he was not concerned about the number of MLAs present. He said that the BJP has made baseless allegations against him. He pointed out that it was his Special Investigation team that brought back Masoor Khan, the man behind the IMA scam.

 

Questioning the rebel MLAs on their need to "run away to Mumbai", he asked "what injustice the government has done to them".

 

The coalition government in Karnataka was formed on May 23 of 2018. Its 14-month stay in power was marked by several controversies which eventually culminates today.