Karnataka Live Updates: Karnataka: BJP in no rush to form government, to wait for SC verdict

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The 14-month old Congress-JDS government in Karnataka fell on Tuesday as the alliance lost the trust vote in Assembly, paving the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form government in the state. Following the trust vote, BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa declared that he would meet Governor Vajubhai Vala to stake claim for government formation after consulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Shortly after the trust vote, HD Kumaraswamy resigned as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. While his resignation was accepted, the Governor asked him to continue as the caretaker Chief Minister till government formation. The Congress slammed the BJP, accusing it of carrying out “one of the most heinous” horse-trading in history of Indian polity. It is expected to be another day full of political drama in the southern state.

Here are the live updates:

24 July 2019

17:31 IST

"Today, I invited all my senior officers and thanked them," says Kumaraswamy. "While I honoured them, I gave some suggestions - in future, same kind of political developments will take place, instability of government may continue even after the new government is invited by the Governor."

15:59 IST

Former prime minister and JDS leader HD Deve Gowda says, "We have no regret of having the last coalition government. We are not accusing anyone, including the former Chief Minister and other senior ministers." Targeting the BJP, the veteran leader said, "The way in which things have happened in Karnataka, I have never seen in my political career. The way in which a national party, BJP leadership allowed this type of horse trading, I have never seen in my life."