KR Ramesh Kumar resigns as Speaker as BSY wins trust vote

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government won the trust vote in Karnataka Assembly.

Pic courtesy: IANS

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Monday won the trust vote in Karnataka Assembly through voice vote. The new Chief Minister of the state had expressed confidence of winning the trust vote with ease. Yediyurappa had also declared that he would table the Finance Bill formulated by the previous HD Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JDS government in the House after the trust vote.

The Congress, on the other hand, held a legislative party meeting before the trust vote. Congress legislative party leader Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao, KJ George, Priyank Kharge, MB Patil, Eshwar Khandre and other Congress MLAs attended the meet.

Here are the highlights from Monday (July 29):

29 July 2019

17:32 IST

M Lakshminarayana has been appointed advisor to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa: ANI

12:33 IST

KR Ramesh Kumar submitted his resignation to the Deputy Speaker, following which the House has been adjourned till 5 pm.