Bengaluru, July 23: Rebel Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) MLAs staying in Mumbai's luxury hotel will reportedly return to Bengaluru after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit chief BS Yeddyurappa’s swearing-in ceremony as the chief minister of Karnataka. A BJP leader told PTI that the rebel MLAs are happy after the HD Kumaraswamy government lost trust vote in the Vidhan Soudha. Karnataka Government Formation: BJP to Stake Claim Soon as JDS-Congress Govt Loses Trust Vote, BS Yeddyurappa Likely to be New Chief Minister.

On Tuesday, the coalition government in Karnataka lost the trust vote during the floor test in the Vidhana Soudha. The BJP received 105 votes, while the Congress-JDS alliance got only 99 votes. After losing the trust vote Kumaraswamy submitted his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Vala. Karnataka Political Crisis: Mumbai Police Stops DK Shivakumar From Entering Mumbai Hotel After Rebel MLAs Allege Threat.

"I take this opportunity to extend grateful thanks for the cooperation given to me and my colleagues during the tenure," the resignation letter said. In his letter to Kumaraswamy, the Governor said, "I have accepted the resignation tendered by you with immediate effect. HD Kumaraswamy Loses Karnataka Trust Vote.

Speaking to reporters after the trust vote, Yeddyurappa said, "It is victory of democracy. People were fed up with Kumaraswamy government. I want to assure people of Karnataka that a new era of development will start now." The BJP in a tweet called it the victory of people of Karnataka. The saffron party hitting out at the Congress-JDS alliance said that an era of the corrupt and unholy alliance has ended.

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