Yeddy party’s merger with BJP recognised
24 Jan 2014 4:56 AM IST
The speaker announced his decision in the House based on the letters received from Yeddyurappa and state unit BJP leaders, after Governor H R Bhardwaj’s customary address to joint session of the state legislature. Thimappa said he had taken note of the letters and accordingly accepted Yeddyurappa, U B Banakar, Gurupadappa Nagmarpalli and Vishwanath Patil as BJP members following the merger.
Four of the six KJP MLAs had given letters, thereby fulfiling the relevant conditions under the anti-defection law, paving the way for accepting the merger, he said.
Two other KJP MLAs B R Patil and Guru Patil have refused to follow in the footsteps of Yeddyurappa, the Lingayat strongman, despite good equations with him. The KJP’s merger has raised the BJP’s tally in the 224-member House to 44, four more than that of JDS, which will now lose the status of principal Opposition with former CM HD Kumaraswamy as its leader.
Four of the six KJP MLAs had given letters, thereby fulfiling the relevant conditions under the anti-defection law, paving the way for accepting the merger, he said.
Two other KJP MLAs B R Patil and Guru Patil have refused to follow in the footsteps of Yeddyurappa, the Lingayat strongman, despite good equations with him. The KJP’s merger has raised the BJP’s tally in the 224-member House to 44, four more than that of JDS, which will now lose the status of principal Opposition with former CM HD Kumaraswamy as its leader.
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