Karnataka MPs Yeddyurappa, Sreeramulu quit Lok Sabha
Bengaluru, May 19: Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP legislature party leader B.S. Yeddyurappa along with co-legislator B. Sreeramulu resigned as Lok Sabha members on Saturday after taking oath as the MLAs of the newly-constituted state Legislative Assembly, a party official said.
"Yeddyurappa and Sreeramulu have submitted their resignations as Lok Sabha members to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit spokesman S. Shantharam told IANS here.
Yeddyurappa represented Shivamogga parliamentary segment in the state's northwest Malnad region, about 300km from Bengaluru and Sreeramulu was from Ballari (reserved) segment from the state's northern region.
Yeddyurappa was elected for the eighth time from the Shikaripura assembly segment in Shivamogga district on May 12 when polling was held in 222 constituencies across the state and results were declared on May 15.
The 15th state Legislative Assembly session has been underway since 11 a.m. with the newly-elected legislators taking oath. The oath-taking of all the legislators will be completed before 4 p.m.
At 4 p.m., pro tem Speaker K.G. Bopaiah will conduct a floor test in the House to ascertain if Chief Minister Yeddyurappa enjoys majority in the hung House, as directed by the Supreme Court on Friday.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
