The BJP government in Karnataka headed by B S Yeddyurappa today won confidence vote in the Assembly 119-0 amid a walkout by the Congress and Independents and a boycott by the JDS.
Law Minister S Suresh Kumar pressed for division of votes, as Congress members trooped out with Independents following suit. The JDS had earlier announced its decision to boycott the ten-day session.
The sudden decision to go in for the trust vote was taken by the BJP Legislature party meeting here yesterday apparently to blunt the Opposition campaign against the government and to set at rest speculation about its strength following the recent political turmoil in the state......
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