Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa welcomes SC verdict on 17 Karnataka rebel MLAs, says 'we will win all seats'
The court also ruled that the Speaker's decision to bar the 17 rebel MLAs from contesting elections till 2023 was invalid. "We are upholding the order of the Speaker," said Justice Ramana while reading out the judgment. "Since we are deciding disqualification, resignation is not needed to be gone into. As such there is no doubt that disqualification has nothing to do with resignation," the court said.
Nov 13, 2019, 14:02 PM IST
SC upholds Karnataka Speaker's decision to disqualify 17 rebel MLAs, allows them to contest by-elections
The Election Commission has scheduled the bypoll for the 15 Karnataka Assembly constituencies on December 5, after postponing them once. The Karnataka bypolls were earlier slated for October 21, but it was postponed to December 5 as the case was pending in the top court.
Nov 13, 2019, 11:08 AM IST
Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi welcomes Supreme Court's order, says BJP bluffing about numbers for government formation
The top court directed Yeddyurappa to prove majority in floor test under the supervision of a Protem Speaker.
May 18, 2018, 13:06 PM IST
