BSY has his way, Sadananda Gowda is CM

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BANGALORE: Udupi Chikmagalur MP Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda was appointed 26th Chief Minister of the state. With t..

BANGALORE: Udupi Chikmagalur MP Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda was appointed 26th Chief Minister of the state.
With this, Gowda (59) has made history by becoming a Chief Minister after being elected by his legislators in a fiercely fought secret ballot.The victory of Gowda has also proved beyond doubt that it is outgoing Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and not the BJP high command, who holds the key as far as the state BJP is concerned. Yeddyurappa had backed Gowda in the battle of wits against BJP national general secretary H N Ananthkumar for supremacy in the state.

Gowda will take oath at 4.30 pm on Thursday. Immediately after being elected as legislature party leader, Gowda called on Governor H R Bhardwaj and staked his claimed to form the next government, following which the latter appointed him as the Chief Minister. Along with Gowda, a few ministers are also likely to take oath.

The Yeddyurappa camp termed it a ploy to bargain for Cabinet berths.

While the Yeddyurappa camp demanded a head count fearing cross voting, the Kumar camp insisted on a secret ballot, accusing the former of forcibly holding MLAs with him.

However, party leaders chose not to reveal the number of votes polled fearing it might lead to a witchhunt in future and also with an intention to project Gowda's selection as "unanimous".