BANGALORE: The BJP, which had ensured balance within the assembly thru 'Operation Lotus' after the 2008 polls threw up a fractured verdict in Karnataka, may repeat the method again.
‘Operation Lotus’ used to be an notorious technique started through then BJP chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to shop for over opposition birthday party MLAs with cash and power. BJP had poached 20 MLAs from JD(S) and Congress, making them resign their assembly club and contest bypolls, between 2008 and 2013.
With simply 104 seats within the 2018 assembly, the BJP technically needs to make sure that no less than Five-6 MLAs resign, in order that the magic figure drops to 106-108, and make sure that BJP applicants wins the bypolls.
Constitutional experts say governor Vajubhai Vala is prone to invite BJP to shape the government through making use of his sense of right and wrong and discretion, as guided through Supreme Court verdicts which say that a birthday party with the most important number of MLAs must be invited to shape the government. "He will first invite the single largest party, and if it fails to prove its numbers, the governor may go for the coalition option," mentioned senior legal professional H P Bavesh.
Prominent a few of the MLAs who defected to the BJP after the 2008 assembly elections come with Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli, Anand Asnotikar (Karwar), J Narasimha Swamy (Doddaballapur) and actor-turned-politician Jaggesh (Turuvekere).
SECOND FORMULA
Another technique the BJP might adopt is to make some MLAs of the Congress and JD(S) abstain right through the believe vote, after the governor lets them shape the government and end up their numbers. This technique looks extra impending, as of now.
Though this isn't easy as the Congress and JD(S) are anticipated to factor a whip to their contributors, it'll create a constitutional crisis and the issue may lead to courtroom, providing the BJP a breather to determine new tactics.
CRUCIAL SEATS
Polling in RR Nagar is rescheduled for May 28, whilst elections to Jayanagar has been get rid of. The BJP will closely rely on those two seats to shore up its numbers.
‘Operation Lotus’ used to be an notorious technique started through then BJP chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to shop for over opposition birthday party MLAs with cash and power. BJP had poached 20 MLAs from JD(S) and Congress, making them resign their assembly club and contest bypolls, between 2008 and 2013.
With simply 104 seats within the 2018 assembly, the BJP technically needs to make sure that no less than Five-6 MLAs resign, in order that the magic figure drops to 106-108, and make sure that BJP applicants wins the bypolls.
Constitutional experts say governor Vajubhai Vala is prone to invite BJP to shape the government through making use of his sense of right and wrong and discretion, as guided through Supreme Court verdicts which say that a birthday party with the most important number of MLAs must be invited to shape the government. "He will first invite the single largest party, and if it fails to prove its numbers, the governor may go for the coalition option," mentioned senior legal professional H P Bavesh.
Prominent a few of the MLAs who defected to the BJP after the 2008 assembly elections come with Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli, Anand Asnotikar (Karwar), J Narasimha Swamy (Doddaballapur) and actor-turned-politician Jaggesh (Turuvekere).
SECOND FORMULA
Another technique the BJP might adopt is to make some MLAs of the Congress and JD(S) abstain right through the believe vote, after the governor lets them shape the government and end up their numbers. This technique looks extra impending, as of now.
Though this isn't easy as the Congress and JD(S) are anticipated to factor a whip to their contributors, it'll create a constitutional crisis and the issue may lead to courtroom, providing the BJP a breather to determine new tactics.
CRUCIAL SEATS
Polling in RR Nagar is rescheduled for May 28, whilst elections to Jayanagar has been get rid of. The BJP will closely rely on those two seats to shore up its numbers.
BJP may shore up numbers with Operation Lotus 2.0
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