People are with us, says Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa

The ruling BJP bagged the three Assembly seats for which byelections were held

PTI | May 13, 2011



Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said the State government would obey the Supreme Court directive quashing the Speaker's order disqualifying 16 MLAs but asserted that "people are with us".

"We will obey the order of the Supreme Court", he told reporters in his reaction. "People are with us; it's proved today...all the three seats (bypolls) we have won".

The ruling BJP bagged the three Assembly seats for which byelections were held, and results were declared today. He said in a democracy, people's verdict is supreme.

The Chief Minister asserted the BJP government enjoyed majority in the 225-member Assembly. The BJP has the support of its 119 members (including 11 rebels whose disqualification by the Speaker was set aside by the Apex Court today), one Independent and the Speaker.

He noted the 11 had admitted they were BJP members.

Yeddyurappa said they have been asked to attend the budget session of the State Legislature commencing on Monday and they would "continue as BJP members from this moment".

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