[seat distribution :BJP : 117,Congress : 73,JDS : 28 and Independants:6]
What is the crisis: Some BJP MLA's have turned rebels and have withdrawn their support to the BJP government citing corruption charges against the chief minister Yeddurappa Reddy.
The events that have led to the questioning of the governor's role in governing a state
Monday 11th Oct : Karnataka government wins a controversial vote of confidence after the speaker disqualified rebel MLAs from the assembly
Yeddyurappa was forced to go in for the second trial of strength after Governor H R Bhardwaj rejected the result of the Monday vote as "farce" and gave him another chance on Tuesday, which the BJP accepted.
On Monday evening, Bhardwaj had recommended to the Centre imposition of President's rule in Karnataka holding that the Constitution machinery had broken down.
Oct 14th Thursday : Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday expectedly won a vote of confidence in the truncated state Assembly .Facing the second trial of strength in four days, Yeddyurappa's motion expressing confidence in his council of ministers was carried by 106 votes supporting it and 100 against.
Following the occurence of the above events a few questions that have popped up are:
- Did the governor misuse his power in asking the ruling party to prove its majority twice in four days?
- Is there a requirement of a governor's post in every state?
- Is appointing a governor a waste of public money?
- Is the post a problem or the people occupying the post a problem?
FYI : a governor is a constitutional head in every state
before you post your comments read on some governors who in the past have changed the politics of their states
- Romesh Bhandari (Uttar Pradesh)
- SM Krishna (Maharashtra) [though now he is the external affairs minister]
- Gopal Gandhi (West Bengal)
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