Yeddyurappa, the 4 time CM of Karnataka: How long did his previous stints last?
Bengaluru, July 26: B S Yeddyurappa is set to take oath as Chief Minister today. Incidentally this is the fourth time that he would be CM and with this also comes a distinction of being the only politician in Karnataka to become CM four times.
The first time that Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister was on November 12 2007. The BJP and JD(S) had formed the government together and decided on a term sharing arrangement. At the end of the 20 month term, H D Kumaraswamy refused to hand over power to the BJP.
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There was an impasse that lasted for about a week, before the JD(S) said that it would honour the arrangement. However after being sworn in as CM, Yeddyurappa had to step down on November 19 2007 as the JD(S) withdrew support.
Yeddyurappa announced on the floor of the House that he was stepping down as the CM and would face the elections.
In the 2008 elections, the BJP came back with a bang. With the support of the independents, the party formed the government and Yeddyurappa was sworn in as CM on May 30 2008. However owing to the mining scam, a Lokayukta report and allegations of corruption, Yeddyurappa was forced to step down on the directions of the central leadership. He resigned as the CM on August 4 2011.
The
third
time,
he
was
sworn
in
as
the
CM
was
after
the
2018
elections.
The
BJP
with
105
seats
fell
short
of
the
majority
mark
in
the
224
member
house.
However
being
the
single
largest
party,
Yeddyurappa
staked
a
claim
and
was
sworn
in
on
May
17
2018.
He
however
did
not
have
the
numbers
in
the
House
and
before
taking
the
trust
vote,
decided
to
step
down.
He
resigned
as
CM
on
May
23
2018,
paving
the
way
for
a
JD(S)-Congress
government,
which
collapsed
earlier
this
week.
On
July
26
2018,
Yeddyurappa
will
be
sworn
in
as
the
chief
minister
for
the
fourth
time.