By IANS
Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, whose government was Sunday reduced to minority after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew support, appeared to be in a dilemma over seeking a floor test to prove his majority.
He told reporters at one point Sunday that he would request the governor to give him an opportunity to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly.
However, he later told reporters that he wanted a session of the house to explain in detail to the public the reasons for not transferring power to the BJP as he agreed to do 20 months back.
“I am not going to indulge in any horse-trading to prove my majority. I want the session to be held so that every member will have an opportunity to discuss the reasons for what has happened.
“This will expose BJP since many in that party worked against Yediyurappa (who was deputy chief minister) becoming chief minister,” Kumaraswamy said.
He apparently wants to have the proceedings telecast live on local channels, make his point and announce his resignation in the hope of denting the BJP’s ‘betrayal’ campaign against him.
Kumaraswamy met legislators of his Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in the morning to hear their views on the emerging situation and the next steps to be taken by the party.
Several legislators said after the meeting that the majority were against seeking any support and preferred polls.