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The triumph of each 5 candidates successful the Legislative Council elections and 11 further votes that the Congress gathered from the cross-voting from BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) volition not lone springiness the ruling enactment a wide bulk successful the Upper House, but is besides expected to elevate the representation of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar wrong the Congress. For, the cross-voting from the BJP comes astatine a clip erstwhile aggregate determination parties crossed the state are successful a turmoil.
The Congress with 135 votes on with enactment of 2 independents, 1 subordinate of Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha and 2 expelled members of the BJP, was assured of 140 votes, portion it yet managed to unafraid 11 much votes from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners.
Message to JD (S)
The triumph is expected to fortify the hands of the Chief Minister, who faced his archetypal large trial aft assuming power, arsenic helium settles down successful the post. It is besides seen arsenic a connection to the JD(S) arsenic to what it tin expect with Mr. Shivakumar apt to enactment connected consolidation of Vokkaliga elector base.
Coming amid speculation implicit cross-voting, the Congress besides held its fort tightly, and the predetermination mentation seems to person been meticulously planned and executed. The enactment nether the Chief Minister’s supervision had held 3 mock votings up of the polls to bid its legislators, particularly the first-timers.
Sources said, “Cross-voting from Congress did not hap owed to aggregate factors. One origin was the Chief Minister’s powerfulness wrong the party. And legislators were besides alert of the power of erstwhile Chief Minister Siddaramaiah successful their respective constituencies, and had the fearfulness of losing retired number votes.”
Passage of Bills
A wide bulk successful the House gives Congress the spot to guarantee transition of Bills successful the Upper House without overmuch trouble.
Some of the Bills see the Karnataka Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, Karnataka Souharda Sahakari (Amendment) Bill and Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, which had been stalled by the Opposition earlier yet being passed. With the triumph successful 5 seats, Congress volition person 39 members successful the 75-member Upper House.
Chairman post
A Congress root besides said that the bulk for the enactment volition let it to person its members being elected to the station of Chairman and Deputy Chairman presently held by Basavaraj Horatti and M.K. Pranesh.
“The party, which is nether unit from aspirants for the Cabinet, could accommodate 2 specified persons successful these posts. The changes could beryllium effected arsenic aboriginal arsenic successful the adjacent monsoon session,” sources added.
