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Yeddyurappa’s turn came after it turned out to be certain that he would fail to demonstrate majority in the house. Yeddyurappa’s renunciation came in under 48 hours after he took pledge as the state Chief Minister, supplanting Congress’ Siddaramiah.
Yeddyurappa’s abdication currently clears path for Janata Dal (Secular) pioneer HD Kumaraswamy to take in charge as the Chief Minister. The Congress and JD(S) went into a post-election alliance to stake claim to frame the government as they had the required magic number to demonstrate majority on the floor of the house.
“The cunningness of the Congress has done a great disservice to the nation. I am resigning as chief minister. I am not moving this motion, I am going straight to Raj Bhavan to submit my resignation”: Yeddyurappa said.
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What made the situation harder for Yeddyurappa was the sudden presence of missing Congress MLAs — Anand Singh and Pratap Gowda Patil — it was asserted that they were being held hostage at the Goldfinch Hotel in Bengaluru.