Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Much ado in Karnataka” (May 17). The only thing the Karnataka voter ensured in the recently held Assembly election is that a new Government has been installed in Vidhana Soudha. True to his word, BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister at a quick ceremony in Raj Bhavan.
The swearing-in came hours after the Supreme Court refused to stay the Governor’s invitation, saying it would not act on mere speculation. The BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Karnataka poll but fell short of a majority, which it now has 15 days to prove.
BJP chief Amit Shah has once again managed to successfully pull a rabbit out of his hat. After sneakily grabbing power in Goa and Manipur, Shah has made another State Congress-mukt. Despite being on the back foot, perhaps for the first time since 2014, the BJP bested the Congress and put Yeddyurappa on the chief ministerial seat in Karnataka.
Will it be deja vu for Yeddyurappa, who in 2007 was the Chief Minister for only a week, or will the BJP prove the cynics right and sail through by winning the support of the eight more MlAs needed within 24 hoursIJ The nataka in Karnataka has the country transfixed.