In a joint petition in Supreme Court, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) had sought a stay on the oath-taking taking ceremony of BJP's chief ministerial candidate Yeddyurappa.
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leader B S Yeddyurappa took oath as the 23rd chief
minister of Karnataka
on Thursday after the Supreme Court, in a post-midnight
hearing, decided not to put a stay on the swearing-in.
Top BJP leaders, including
Union Ministers JP Nadda, Dharmendra Pradhan and Prakash Javadekar
were present at Raj Bhavan in Karnataka during the swearing-in
ceremony.
Earlier, while hearing a
plea filed by Congress, the Supreme Court refused to stall the
swearing-in of Yeddyurappa
.
The court, however, made
it clear that the swearing-in and the government formation would be
subject to the final outcome of the case before it.
The top court sought the
letters which Yeddyurappa had written to Karnataka Governor informing
him his election as BJP legislature party and posted the matter for
further hearing at 10.30 am on Friday.
In a midnight legal push,
the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) had approached the Supreme
Court seeking an immediate intervention by the chief justice to stay
the move, which it termed as an "encounter of the Constitution".
The Congress urged Chief
Justice Dipak Misra to hold an urgent hearing on Wednesday night
itself since Yeddyurappa is slated to take oath as chief minister at
9 am on Thursday.
In a joint petition, the
two parties had sought a stay on the oath-taking taking ceremony of
BJP's chief ministerial candidate Yeddyurappa.
The Governor on Wednesday
invited Yeddyurappa to form the government, as the saffron party has
emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats. Along with one
independent MLA, the BJP has staked the claim at forming the
government.
However, they are still
short of the halfway mark of 112 by seven MLAs.
Whereas Congress-JD(S)
alliance has 115 MLAs, just above the halfway mark.
"BJP has 104 seats,
how will they prove majority on floor, even if they get some
independent MLAs? Only way out is to bring Congress and JD(S) MLAs
with them, either by using muscle power or buying MLAs. We have filed
a petition urging Governor to give us a chance," Javed, lawyer
of the JD(S) and Congress, told ANI.
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