Click to play videoNew Delhi: A day after the coalition in Karnataka fell through, on Sunday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Yediyurappa submitted a letter to Governor Rameshwar Thakur formally severing ties with the JD(S).
In the letter, the BJP has asked Thakur to direct the government to seek a confidence vote within three days.
“We have withdrawn the support from the government from this moment. Kumaraswamy has lost majority and we have urged the governor to dismiss the government immediately,” Yediyurappa said.
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy has changed his stand to suit his interests, he added.
“It is not correct when he is depending on his father (H D Gowda). He told me so many times that he is ready to resign, ‘let Yediyurappa convince the JD(S) MLAs, let Yediyurappa convince my father.’ Now he says that we individually agreed. I'm not an individual. I am a representative of an All India Party, the BJP,” said Yediyurappa.
“On the behalf of the BJP I have discussed with Kumaraswamy. These are all irresponsible statements. There is no other alternative at the present. President rule is inevitable. After six months we'll go for elections,” he added.
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