JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka under Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy won the trust vote Friday, proving its majority in the Karnataka Assembly after the BJP led by BS Yeddyurappa staged a walkout. In the 224-member House where 112 is a simple majority, the JDS-Congress combine has 118 MLAs (JDS 37, Congress 78 and three others), while the BJP has 104. Two seats are yet to conduct elections.
JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka under Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy won the trust vote Friday, proving its majority in the Karnataka Assembly after the BJP led by BS Yeddyurappa staged a walkout. In the 224-member House where 112 is a simple majority, the JDS-Congress combine has 118 MLAs (JDS 37, Congress 78 and three others), while the BJP has 104. Two seats are yet to conduct elections.