BJP Karnataka chief BS Yeddyurappa says he staked claim to form government in the state and the Governor has accepted his request for oath-taking ceremony after 6 pm on Friday.
A group of Karnataka BJP leaders had met party president Amit Shah on Thursday as the party weighed its options following the fall of the Congress-JD(S) government in the state.
The state BJP led by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa was keen to stake claim to form the next government but was waiting for the central leadership’s nod for its next move.
The HD Kumaraswamy government in the state fell on Tuesday after it lost the confidence vote, garnering 99 votes against the 105 by the BJP in the assembly, ending the nearly three-week-long high political drama.
The coalition had needed 103 votes in its favour to win the motion as 20 MLAs Congress-JDS (17), BSP (1), Independents (2) skipped proceedings, reducing the effective strength of the House to 205.
(With PTI inputs)