Kumaraswamy to prove his majority on friday by 1 30pm.
Karnataka election floor test.
The supreme court on friday ordered a floor test to be held in the karnataka assembly at 4pm on saturday when chief minister b s yeddyurappa will have to prove his majority on the floor of the house.
The congress jd s coalition faces the floor test today.
Yeddyurappa gave an emotional speech in the house and said he was not.
Kumaraswamy sought two more days for the vote of confidence but assembly speaker ramesh kumar said a further delay was unlikely.
Earlier in the day chief minister h d.
The supreme court on saturday morning rejected the plea filed by congress and jd s challenging the appointment of pro tem speaker kg bopaiah ahead of the karnataka assembly floor test.
Karnataka 2018 karnataka election 2018.
As the assembly failed to take up voting on the confidence motion to decide the fate of the government the political drama will spill.
Janata dal secular leader hd kumaraswamy said he will take oath as the chief minister of karnataka hours after the bjp s bs yeddyurappa resigned from the top post without facing a floor test.
Newly sworn in karnataka chief minister b s.
Karnataka election floor test live.
Karnataka chief minister hd kumaraswamy will face a floor test on friday.
On a day of high drama in the karnataka assembly and swift developments later governor vajubhai vala on thursday directed chief minister h d.
Yeddyurappa resigned on the floor of the house without facing the floor test.
The congress janata dal secular government in karnataka on the brink of collapse managed another reprieve on friday after it twice ignored governor vajubhai vala s deadlines to stave off a floor test to prove its majority in the state assembly.
The jd s has the support of one bsp mla.
Kumaraswamy likely to be sworn in as karnataka chief minister on wednesday.
After yeddyurappa s exit rahul said the bjp has been taught a lesson.
Bjp hit back saying the congress was celebrating an electoral defeat as a victory.
The long drawn out political drama in karnataka has not yet heard the last of it.
Over 9 000 voter id cards unearthed in jalahalli karnataka 2018 vande mataram.
The alliance has also claimed support of the lone kpjp mla and an independent.