The BJP's BS Yeddyurappa has said he will stake claim to form government in Karnataka, ending speculation that his party was playing it cautious to secure numbers in the assembly, three days after the HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition failed a trust vote.
"I am going to meet the Governor today at 10 am to stake claim to form the government and I will request him to hold oath ceremony today itself," Mr Yeddyurappa, a three-time chief minister, told news agency ANI.
The oath ceremony may take place at 12.30 pm, said BJP sources.

The BJP's BS Yeddyurappa has said he will stake claim to form government in Karnataka, ending speculation that his party was playing it cautious to secure numbers in the assembly, three days after the HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition failed a trust vote.
"I am going to meet the Governor today at 10 am to stake claim to form the government and I will request him to hold oath ceremony today itself," Mr Yeddyurappa, a three-time chief minister, told news agency ANI.
The oath ceremony may take place at 12.30 pm, said BJP sources.