KG Bopaiah’s new mission: Saving BS Yeddyurappa, again?KG Bopaiah, also known as KGB, has been appointed pro-tem Speaker, prompting Cong to move SC. In 2010, he expelled 16 MLAs, thus saving the...
KG Bopaiah faced Supreme Court wrath over 2010 trust voteThey were disqualified before the vote of confidence against Yeddyurappa that took place on October 11, 2010.
Short of numbers, Guv-Centre on desperate course: CongressThe Supreme Court had in 2010 passed strictures against BJP MLA KG Bopaiah, who Vala has appointed pro-tem Speaker to conduct Saturday’s fl...
Pro-tem Speaker’s appointment & functions not clearly spelt out in the ConstitutionThe Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the ...
Congress-JD (S) move SC against pro tem Speaker's appointment; to be heard todayThe matter will be heard by the bench, which also comprises Justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhusha, at 10.30 AM, much ahead of the trust vote ...
SC orders floor test today, row over pro-tem speakerWhile hearing the Congress' plea against governor's decision to invite Yeddyurappa to form government in Karnataka, the apex court said the...
Yeddyurappa ready for floor test with his man in speaker's chairThe 75-year-old Lingayat stalwart has exuded confidence that he will win the trial of strength "100 per cent" despite the numbers heavily s...
Pro tem speaker Bopaiah 'dented and tainted', may move court over appointment: CongressTop Congress leaders met here today soon after Governor Vajubhai Vala appointed the BJP MLA as the pro tem speaker, and decided that the ma...
Why assembly speakers tend to suffer defeatThe speaker is a key functionary of the executive, but most past speakers have been shown that people don’t feel that way and this is refle...
- Karnataka ministers quit, after caught watching porn in Assembly
Three BJP ministers in Karnataka resigned on Wednesday, a day after they were caught watching porn clips in the Karnataka assembly
- Karnataka Governor's suggestion for President's rule to be spiked today
This follows enough indications that the BS Yeddyurappa government enjoys a comfortable majority in the 224-member assembly.
- Sigh of relief for BS Yeddyurappa as rebel MLAs agree to return to party
All the 11 rebel BJP legislators in Karnataka agreed on Saturday to return the party fold in exchange for "important" positions putting an ...
- Ruling BJP makes clean sweep of bye-elections in 3 assembly seats in Karnataka
The bypolls were necessitated after the Congress MLAs from Jagalur and Bangarpet and the JD(S) member from Channapatna quit to join the BJP.
- Relief for Yeddyurappa, HC upholds disqualification of Independent MLAs
The Karnataka High Court on Monday upheld the disqualification of the five Independent MLAs who had challenged assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah'...
- SC notice to Yeddyurappa on MLAs’ disqualification
The Supreme Court has issued notices to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and Speaker of the state assembly KG Bopaiah on the plea of...
- Karnataka: High Court upholds rebel BJP MLAs disqualification
The BJP government had won the vote of confidence with 106 members supporting it and the opposition logging 100 votes in a House with an ef...
- Governor Bhardwaj for President's rule in Karnataka
BJP government in Karnataka, its first in the south won the confidence motion by a voice vote with 106 ruling legislators saying 'yes'.