IN PICS: BJP's Yeddyurappa Takes Oath As 23rd Chief Minister Of Karnataka

Both the BJP and JDS-Congress combine have staked claim to form the government in the state after it delivered a fractured verdict.

BS Yeddyurappa will be the 23rd CM of Karnataka.

The order came hours before the swearing-in ceremony in Bengaluru.

The Supreme Court had refused to stay BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as Karnataka chief minister after a rare post-midnight courtroom battle unfolded dramatically over the Congress-JD(S) combine's legal push to stall the government formation.

NEW DELHI: Putting an end to all speculations in Karnataka, BJP’s Karnataka legislature party leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as chief minister.