Karnataka Government Formation Latest News: BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa today took oath as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office to Yeddyurappa at 9 a.m. in the 'Glass House' of Raj Bhavan amid tight security. Yeddyurappa, 75, took the oath in Kannada in the presence central and state leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and newly-elected legislators and senior officials.

The Congress approached the Supreme Court last night for a hearing on the issue and requesting a stay order on the swearing-in ceremony.  The apex court refused to stop the swearing-in function. It will hear the matter on Friday at 10:30 am.

Governor Vajubhai Vala on May 16 invited Yeddyurappa to form the government in the State. BJP emerged as the single largest party but fell short of a majority in the election results announced on Tuesday. The Congress had said that it had offered its backing to the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to form a government in Karnataka following a hung Assembly. Both parties had agreed on HD Kumaraswamy as next chief minister.

The BJP bagged 104 seats, a gain of 64 , while the Congress notched 78, a loss of 44 seats, though its vote share was nearly two percentage points more than the saffron party.

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      • Yeddyurappa leaves the house, offers prayer ahead of the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan.

      • BJP Karnataka tweets: Golden period for Karnataka set to return with Shri B S Yeddyurappa swearing in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka at 9.00AM in Raj Bhavan.







    • Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, security tightened outside Raj Bhavan.

    • Supreme Court today refuses to stay BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as Karnataka chief minister. The further hearing of the case will happen at 10.30 am on Friday.






  • Cong moves Supreme Court against Karnataka Governor's invitation to BJP to form govt.





  • We will use all legal & constitutional rights available to us: Randeep Surjewala on Karnataka Governor's invitation to Yeddyurappa to form government.





  • Governor Vajubhai Vala invites BJP legislature party leader B S Yeddyurappa to form the government in Karnataka. Karnataka BJP saysit "will be a step closer to Congress Mukth Bharata".


 


'Tomorrow BS Yeddyurappa will be taking oath (as CM of Karnataka) alone, after proving majority cabinet will be sworn in', said BJP's Murlidhar Rao : ANI


 

Karnataka Governor's letter inviting BJP's BS Yeddyurappa to form government










  • Karnataka BJP legislature party leader B S Yeddyurappa would be sworn in as chief minister tomorrow, senior state BJP leader and party spokesman Suresh Kumar has claimed.

  • "B S Yeddyurappa will take oath as chief minister at 9.30 am at Raj Bhavan tomorrow. Let us all gather on this happy occasion," Kumar said in a tweet in Kannada.

  • Governor has assured that he will take action as per the Constitution. We have full faith in him that he will not do injustice. We have our numbers, not not even a single member has moved out. We will not allow any such thing to happen: DK Shivakumar, Congress

  • JDS and Congress leaders meet Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to press their claim for government formation; submit a list of 117 MLAs. State Cong chief Parameshwara says Vala assured them he would act as per Constitution, Supreme Court judgments and precedents.

  • We have submitted the necessary documents which show that we have the numbers required to form the government. He (Governor of Karnataka) promised he will consider according to the Constitution: HD Kumaraswamy after meeting Karnataka Governor





  •  Congress-JD(S) leaders meet governor Vajubhai Vala at Raj Bhawan

  • JD(S) and Congress to meet #Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala at 5pm : ANI





  • Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to invite BJP's Yeddyurappa after 2pm - once Rahu Kaal ends.Today's Rahu Kaal time - 12:16 pm to  1:58 pm: Sources. Rahu Kaal refers to the inauspicious time in a day which is not considered favourable to start any new activity.






  • No question of alliance with BJP. JD(S) MLAs are being offered Rs 100 crore each. Where is this black money coming from? They are supposedly the servers of poor people and they are offering money today. Where are the income tax officials?: HD Kumaraswamy briefs media (ANI)

  • Bengaluru: Governor likely to invite BJP to form Karnataka government as it emerged as the single largest party in elections: Sources from Raj Bhawan.

  • The party has chosen me. I have given the letter to the Governor & he will call me, that is what I am hoping. He told me he will take an appropriate decision. I'll inform you after I receive letter from Governor: BS Yeddyurappa, BJP after meeting the Guv

  • HD Kumaraswamy will be the CM & there'll be a coalition govt. That is the only truth. People want him to be the CM. These kind of mechanistion will happen in a but the fact is that HD Kumaraswamy will be CM. We won't be influenced by anyone: A Manjunath, JD(S)

  • 6 BJP MLAs in contact with us: MB Patil, Congress

  • 66 out of the 78 MLAs reached for Congress legislative meeting at Karnataka Party Congress Committee office in Bengaluru





  • JD(S)' MLAs Raja Venkatappa Nayaka and Venkata Rao Nadagouda are missing from the JD(S) legislative party meeting. (ANI)





  • The BJP has called a meeting of its newly elected legislature party tomorrow. The meeting under the presidentship of its state unit chief B S Yeddyurappa is likely to elect him as the new leader of the BJP legislature party.





  • I am happy about Karnataka's victory but on the other hand, I am saddened by the loss of lives in Varanasi. I extend my condolences to the families of the deceased & assure that the government will do whatever it can to support these families: PM Modi

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi terms Karnataka verdict as an "unprecedented victory" for the BJP.





  • I thank my sisters and brothers of Karnataka for steadfastly supporting the BJP’s development agenda and making BJP the single largest party in the state. I salute the stupendous work of BJP4Karnataka Karyakartas who toiled round the clock and worked for the party: PM Modi

  • Congress rubbishes reports of rebellion in the party over support to JD(S). "BJP is spreading such rumours because we have the numbers with us", Ghulam Nabi Azad tells ABP News

  • Have informed the governor that we have the numbers to form the government. JDS and Congress have 116 MLAs and two independent MLAs are also in our support: Siddaramaiah

  • We (Congress-JDS) have the "magic number" with us, even two independent MLAs are supporting us: Siddaramaiah





  • Seven Congress MLAs from the Lingayat community are in touch with the BJP. They are unhappy over Congress supporting JDS with Kumaraswamy as CM: Sources





  • Congress & JDS has 117, we need 111 to form the govt. Since we were in power, and we lost, we have given our support for JDS led govt. BJP has 104, we are ahead of them: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress





  • BS Yeddyurappa reaches Raj Bhavan to meet Governor to stake claim to form government as the leader of the single-largest party.

  • I have taken an appointment with Karnataka Governor for 5 pm. We should be forming the govt as we are the single largest party: BS Yeddyurappa.

  • Grateful to the people of Karnataka for reposing faith in BJP & indebted to the Karyarkartas & leaders who worked relentlessly to make BJP victorious. PM Modi's initiatives & Amit Shah's organizational skills have played a significant role in our victory: BS Yeddyurappa









  • HD Kumaraswamy to meet Congress leaders in at 5pm

  • Siddaramaiah on his way to Governor's residence to submit his resignation as Karnataka chief minister.

  • JP Nadda, Dharmendra Pradhan & Prakash Javadekar will depart for today: DD News







  • BJP's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa cancels his visit to Delhi as uncertainty of government formation looms in Karnataka

  • Will not invite any party until results of all seats are officially declared: Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala

  • Congress-JDS agree on Kumaraswamy as CM, BJP falls short of majority

  • Will meet Governor with JD(S) to stake claim to power, says Congress' Ashok Gehlot

  • Congress-JDS agree on Kumaraswamy as CM, BJP falls short of majority

  • #ABPResults Congress' Shakeel Ahmad blames EVMs for Karnataka loss #KarnatakaVerdict #KarnatakaElectionResults . Read: https://t.co/DBGKLP9xwn pic.twitter.com/HOv9feXU8e


— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 15, 2018


  • People of Karnataka want good governance, that is why they have chosen BJP. This is a big victory for the party. Congress is losing state after state & we are winning state after state: Prakash Javadekar


 

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 15, 2018





  • BJP attains absolute majority in Karnataka with 121 seats






  • BJP workers celebrate outside party office in Bengaluru as trends show the party leading




  • BJP chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa leads in Shikaripura by over 9,000 votes

  • As per latest trends, CM Siddaramaiah trails on  both Badami and Chamundeshwari seats

  • #ABPResults Karnataka (217/224) -Trends/Leads - 9:44 am


Breaking - BJP on course to form government on its own in Karnataka

Cong: 68
BJP: 104
JD(S)+ : 43
Others: 2https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 15, 2018




    • Very confident of majority says BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya

    • BJP has touched 100 seats, according to TV9

    • BSP state president N Mahesh ahead in Kollegal seat

    • BJP CM Candidate BS Yeddyurappa leading from Shikaripura seat by 3420 votes over Congress's GB Malatesh (ANI)

    • BJP just 14 seats away from attaining majority

    • Karnataka (193/224) -Trends/Leads - 9:22 am Cong: 65 BJP: 98 JD(S)+ : 30 Others: 0

    • As per latest trends, BJP leads in 95 seats, Congress in 67 seats, and JD(S) in 30 seats

    • #ABPResults #Karnataka Polls: @BJP4India (85) and JD(S) (26) can together form a government https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk




 

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 15, 2018


— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 15, 2018


  • Siddaramaiah leads on Badami and trails on Chamundeshwari seat

  • BJP leads in 77 seats, Congress in 67, JD(S) on 25

  • BJP leads in 72 seats, Congress in 62, JD(S) on 23

  • Latest trends show 60 seats for Congress, 58 for BJP & 23 for JD(S)

  • Early trends show 60 seats for Congress, 47 for BJP & 16 for JD(S)

  • BJP leader Yeddyurappa leads on Shikaripura seat

  • Siddaramaiah's son leads from Varuna seat

  • As per latest trends: 38 seats for Congress, 29 for BJP & 12 for JD(S)

  • Fresh trends show Congress leading on 30 seats, BJP leading on 22 seats and JD(S) leading on 9 seats

  • Congress leads in Old Mysuru seat

  • Fresh trends show 22 seats for Congress, 15 seats for BJP and 6 seats for JD(S)

  • Early trends show 17 seats for Congress, 4 for BJP and 3 for JD(S)

  • JDS leader Kumaraswamy leads on Ramnagar seat

  • First trend shows 12 seats for Congress, 3 seats to BJP and 3 seats to JD(S)

  • Havan being performed by Congress workers outside AICC office in Delhi, ahead of counting of votes








  • JDS's HD Kumaraswamy offers prayers at Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math in Nagamangala ahead of counting of votes







  • Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad goes to meet Janata Dal (Secular) leader H. D. Deve Gowda ahead of counting of votes

  • Visuals from the strong room(where EVMs are kept) at a counting center (Maharani College) in Bengaluru, counting of votes


— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 15, 2018


  • Bellary: BJP's B.Sriramalu prays ahead of counting of votes. He is contesting against CM Siddaramaiah from Badami constituency




  • We have deployed Central Armed Police Forces(CAPF) in strong rooms, adequate security personnel presence will be there at all counting centres to ensure law and order is maintained: OP Rawat,Chief Election Commissioner


 

  • #ABPResults Siddaramaiah’s statements is in effect of JDS-BSP, Mayawati’s rallies: Danish Ali, JDS


— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 15, 2018


  • Security deployed outside a counting center in Kalaburagi ahead of counting of votes


 Image courtesy: ANI

  • ECI released a statement saying "Reports of postal ballots found in a hotel in Badami is unverified rumours", no such ballot papers or any evidence found"

  • The counting of votes to begin at 8am