Kumaraswamy resigns as Karnataka CM
Bangalore, Oct 8: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today resigned after Congress made it clear that it would not support the JD (S) Government in the State.
He met Governor Rameshwar Thakur at the Raj Bhavan after his party's meeting in the evening and submitted him the resignation letter.
Unable to prove that he had the required numbers to prove his majority on the floor, Kumaraswamy was earlier advised by the Governor to submit his resignation paper.
The latest development makes the reconvening of the State Assembly on October 18 for the floor test redundant.
Meanwhile, the Congress has demanded imposition of President's rule in the State.
The BJP, which formally pulled out from the coalition on Sunday, however, wants the Assembly to be dissolved and holding of fresh elections in the State, similar to what the JD (S) is also saying.
Congress has 65 members in the legislative Assembly, excluding the eight other members led by former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who broke away from the JD (S) to join Congress.
The party has the second highest number of seats in the 225-member State Assembly with the BJP being the single largest party in the State with 79 MLAs.
Kumaraswamy
led
JD
(S)
has
officially
57
members
in
the
legislature,
but
its
strength
is
down
to
48
after
Siddaramaiah's
defection,
and
requires
support
of
another
65
members
to
reach
the
simple
majority
figure
of
113
in
the
State
Assembly.
However,
support
from
smaller
parties
and
independents,
if
Kumaraswamy
is
able
to
garner
it,
only
add
to
17.
(ANI)
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