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Amid protests, Yeddyurappa takes oath as CM
News
- BJP State President of Karnataka B.S Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the 29th Chief Minister on Karnataka.
Important Facts:
- Other parties protested as their alliance had a bigger strength than BJP. They called the governor’s decision as “unconstitutional and unprecedented”.
3.The Congress has approached the Supreme Court against the Governor’s decision to invite the State leader of BJP to form the government.
- The Governor has given Mr BS Yeddyurappa 15 days to prove his majority after which the Cabinet Ministers would be sworn in.
- This is the third time Mr B.S Yeddyurappa has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
- After being sworn in, Mr B.S Yeddyurappa, he promised to waive farm loans and weaver’s loans from cooperative and nationalised banks upto Rs 1 lakh within the next 48 hours.
