BJP's MK Pranesh elected Karnataka Legislative Council's Deputy Chairman
Belagavi (K'taka), Dec 23: BJP MLC M K Pranesh was on Friday elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council.
This is the second term for Pranesh as Deputy Chairman.
He won by securing 39 votes against Congress' Arun Kumar Arali, who got 26 votes.
The JD(S), which has eight MLCs, remained neutral.
There was some heated exchange between Congress and JD(S) at the beginning of the election process.
JD(S) MLC Bhoje Gowda accused the Congress of not fielding a candidate against Council chairman Basavaraj Horatti (from BJP), during the election to the Chairman post held on Wednesday, as the latter belonged to an upper caste.
Horatti was elected unopposed as the chairman of Legislative Council, with no candidates in the fray from Congress and JD(S).
Leader of the Opposition B K Hariprasad, from the Congress, hit back stating that his party did not field a candidate against Horatti, considering his seniority and not his caste.
Horatti too said, "Don't paint a caste colour on me. Many in this House don't know what caste I belong to," said the leader who belongs to the Lingayat community.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
