Bengaluru: The day witnessed another major development—Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar who gave a landmark ruling disqualifying 17 Congress and JD(S) MLAs, resigned from his post after the trust vote of Yediyurappa.
Mr Kumar who is from the Congress, was criticised by the BJP for his decisions prolonging the debate on the trust vote of former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy and for the disqualification of the rebel MLAs. His resignation came amid reports that the ruling BJP was mulling moving a no-confidence motion against him.
Sources said the BJP has finalised former Speaker K.G. Bopaiah once again for the Speaker’s post. Mr Bopaiah will file his nomination on Tuesday and an election will become necessary if the Congress and JD (S) put up a common candidate. Otherwise, he will be elected unopposed.
