K'taka legislature session likely to be postponed

Bengaluru: The first legislature session which is scheduled to start January 20 is more likely to be postponed, as Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is expected to attend the high-profile World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Switzerland, next month.

As per sources, the decision on postponing the legislature session may be taken in the Cabinet meeting on December 30.

The state government had earlier decided to hold the first legislature session of 2020 from January 20 to 30, with the Governor addressing the joint session on the first day.

The January session would be the first after the ruling BJP had swept the by-elections, winning 12 of the total 15 seats, helping the four-month-old B S Yediyurappa government to retain the majority in the Assembly.

It may be recalled that the BJP leaders had expressed confidence that cabinet expansion would take place before the session.