Monday, July 29th, 2019
Karnataka: Day After 17 Rebels Disqualified, Confident Yediyurappa Faces Floor Test

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was set to seek a vote of confidence in the Assembly on Monday, a day after 14 more rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs were disqualified by Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar under the anti-defection law. Yediyurappa said he was “100 per cent” certain of proving his majority. The Speaker’s ruling On Sunday, Kumar disqualified eleven Congress and three JD(S) legislators, in addition to the three he had disqualified earlier, bringing the total to 17. He announced the decision at a hastily called press conference on theRead More
