Karnataka Floor Test: BJP's Bopaiah appointed pro-tem speaker
Senior BJP legislator and former Speaker KG Bopaiah was today appointed as pro-tem speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, where Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is set to face the floor test tomorrow to prove his majority.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-05-18 12:51 GMT
Bengaluru
Governor Vajubhai Vala appointed Bopaiah "as the person before whom a member of the legislative assembly shall, before taking his seat, make and subscribe an oath or affirmation."
Shortly after issuing a notification on the appointment, the governor administered the oath to Bopaiah.
Bopaiah was the Karnataka Assembly speaker from 2009 to 2013.
The Supreme Court today ordered a floor test in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 PM tomorrow, drastically slashing the 15-day window given by the governor to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove the majority.
The court also said the Pro-tem speaker will take decisions in accordance with the law on the issue of floor test.
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