Karnataka BJP legislators elect Yeddyurappa as their leader

Bengaluru: The newly elected Karnataka BJP legislators on Wednesday formally elected B.S. Yeddyurappa as the legislative party leader, party spokesman S. Shantharam said.

Yeddyurappa was already the Chief Ministerial face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Karnataka Assembly elections held on May 12.

“We will later meet Governor Vajubhai R. Vala and stake claim to form the government,” Yeddyurappa told reporters here.

Of the 222 constituencies, the BJP won 104 seats, while the Congress won 78 and Janata Dal-Secular won 38 seats, along with its ally Bahujan Samaj Party



(BSP), throwing up a hung assembly in the state.

Meanwhile, H D Kumaraswamy was elected as JD(S) legislative party leader after a meeting of the party legislators. 

Later, speaking to media persons, Kumaraswamy said there is no possibility of him changing his decision to go with the Congress. He thanked Congress for lending him support to form government. 

Kumaraswamy said he will meet the Governor once again along with Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President to stake claim for government formation.