BSY resignation ‘ victory of secular forces’: Opp.
Left parties and the Trinamul Congress on Saturday termed the resignation of Karnataka chief minister B. S. Yeddyurappa without facing a trust vote a “victory of secular democratic forces”.
“It’s a victory of secular democratic forces. The BJP never had the numbers, but the governor invited them to form government. The party was given time for horse- trading. Karnataka showed that the BJP’s downslide has started,” CPI leader D. Raja told news agency PTI.
Secular democratic parties should learn a lesson from Karnataka that the BJP can be kept at bay by forming an alliance. Congratulating the JD( S)Congress combine, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee says it was a victory of regional forces.
“Democracy wins. Congratulations Karnataka. Congratulations DeveGowda Ji, Kumara- swamy Ji, Congress and others. Victory of the ‘ regional’ front,” she tweeted.
Ms Banerjee has mooted the idea of a Federal Front to take on the Narendra Modi government in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The 3- day old B. S. Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka collapsed on Saturday, with the chief minister announcing his decision to resign without facing a trust vote.
The Supreme Court had on Friday ordered a floor test in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm on Saturday, drastically slashing the 15- day window given by governor Vajubhai Vala to BJP chief minister Yeddyurappa to prove his majority.
His resignation will pave the way for formation of a government led by JD( S) state chief H. D. Kumaraswamy, who has the backing of the Congress. The newlyformed alliance has claimed support of 117 MLAs in the 224- member House with an effective strength of 221.
Polling for two seats was not held due to various reasons, while Mr. Kumaraswamy had won from two seats.