Karnataka state assembly elections, 2008
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The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election of 2008 took place in 3 phases on May 10, May 16 and May 22, 2008 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka
, India
. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on May 25, 2008 and thanks to the electronic voting machines
, all the results were out by the afternoon itself. The Bharatiya Janata Party
won the election, losing out on the majority by only 3 seats and its state leader, B.S. Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister, with the support of 6 independents. It was the 1st time the BJP came to power on its own in Karnataka and South India.
with 64 members and the Janata Dal (Secular)
with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government for the next 20 months as the BJP failed to get an absolute majority. However in early 2006, the JD(S) withdrew its support for the government and instead formed an alliance with the BJP with H. D. Kumaraswamy
of JD(S) as the chief minister.
The alliance between the BJP and the JD(S) collapsed in October 2007 after H.D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) refused to let Yeddyurappa take over as chief minister as had been agreed in 2006. They briefly reformed a government, with the BJP at the head, in November 2007 but it quickly collapsed due to disagreements over power sharing. As a result new elections were called from May 2008.
The BJP campaigned on the high rate of inflation
and criticised the national United Progressive Alliance
government for being soft on terrorism
. The party called on voters to give the party a chance in Karnataka and was successful in attracting millionaire candidates to stand for the party. The Congress party pledged to reign in prices, improve the infrastructure of the state and provide stable government.
members of the assembly. He was sworn in as chief minister on 30 May 2008 at the head of a 30 strong cabinet
, which included five of the six independents who had agreed to back the BJP. Jagdish Shettar
was elected speaker
on 5 June and a vote of confidence was passed by voice vote on 6 June after the opposition walked out.
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on May 25, 2008 and thanks to the electronic voting machines
Indian voting machines
Electronic Voting Machines are beingused in Indian General and State Elections to implement electronic voting in part from 1999 elections and in total since 2002 elections...
, all the results were out by the afternoon itself. The Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
won the election, losing out on the majority by only 3 seats and its state leader, B.S. Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister, with the support of 6 independents. It was the 1st time the BJP came to power on its own in Karnataka and South India.
Background
In the 2004 Karnataka elections the BJP emerged as the largest party with 79 of the 224 seats. However the Indian National CongressIndian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
with 64 members and the Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (Secular)
The Janata Dal is a Centre-left ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜನತಾ ದಳIndian political party led by former Prime Minister of India H.D. Deve Gowda.The party recognized as state party in the states of Karnataka and Kerala . It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has political presence mainly in...
with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government for the next 20 months as the BJP failed to get an absolute majority. However in early 2006, the JD(S) withdrew its support for the government and instead formed an alliance with the BJP with H. D. Kumaraswamy
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Hardanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy was Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka, India from February 4, 2006 to October 9, 2007. He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda...
of JD(S) as the chief minister.
The alliance between the BJP and the JD(S) collapsed in October 2007 after H.D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) refused to let Yeddyurappa take over as chief minister as had been agreed in 2006. They briefly reformed a government, with the BJP at the head, in November 2007 but it quickly collapsed due to disagreements over power sharing. As a result new elections were called from May 2008.
Campaign
The election was the first in India to vote after electoral constituencies had been redrawn based on new population data. Voting took place in three different phases on 10, 16 and 22 May.The BJP campaigned on the high rate of inflation
Inflation
In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a...
and criticised the national United Progressive Alliance
United Progressive Alliance
The United Progressive Alliance is a ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the government of India. The coalition is led by the Indian National Congress , which is currently the single largest political party in the Lok Sabha...
government for being soft on terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
. The party called on voters to give the party a chance in Karnataka and was successful in attracting millionaire candidates to stand for the party. The Congress party pledged to reign in prices, improve the infrastructure of the state and provide stable government.
List of current members
| Assembly Constituency | Party | Member |
| Afzalpur | Indian National Congress | Malikayya V. Guttedar |
| Aland | Janata Dal (Secular) | Guttedar Subash Rukmayya |
| Anekal | Bharatiya Janata Party | A Narayanaswamy |
| Arabhavi | Janata Dal (Secular) | Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarakiholi |
| Arkalgud | Indian National Congress | Manju. A |
| Arsikere | Janata Dal (Secular) | K. M. Shivalingegowda |
| Athani | Bharatiya Janata Party | Laxman Sangappa Savadi |
| Aurad | Bharatiya Janata Party | Prabhu Chavhan |
| B.T.M. Layout | Indian National Congress | Ramalinga Reddy |
| Babaleshwar | Indian National Congress | M.B.Patil |
| Badami | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mahagundappa Kallappa Pattanshetti |
| Bagalkot | Bharatiya Janata Party | Charantimath Viranna Chandrashekharayya |
| Bagepalli | Indian National Congress | Sampangi N |
| Bailhongal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Metgud Virupaxi (Jagadish) Channappa |
| Bangalore South | Bharatiya Janata Party | M Krishnappa |
| Bangarapet | Indian National Congress | M.Narayanaswamy |
| Bantval | Indian National Congress | B.Ramanatha Rai |
| Basavakalyan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Basavaraj Patil Attur |
| Basavana Bagevadi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bellubbi Sangappa Kallappa |
| Basavanagudi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ravisubramanya L.A |
| Belgaum Dakshin | Bharatiya Janata Party | Abhay Patil |
| Belgaum Rural | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sanjay B Patil |
| Belgaum Uttar | Indian National Congress | Feroz Nuruddin Sait |
| Bellary | Bharatiya Janata Party | B.Sreeramulu |
| Bellary City | Bharatiya Janata Party | Gali Somashekhara Reddy |
| Belthangady | Indian National Congress | K. Vasantha Bangera |
| Belur | Indian National Congress | Rudresh Gowda Y. N |
| Bhadravati | Indian National Congress | B. K Sangameshwara |
| Bhalki | Indian National Congress | Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre |
| Bhatkal | Indian National Congress | J D Naik |
| Bidar | Indian National Congress | Gurupadappa Nagmarpally |
| Bidar South | Janata Dal (Secular) | Bandeppa Khashempur |
| Bijapur City | Bharatiya Janata Party | Appasaheb Mallappa Pattanashetti |
| Bilgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani |
| Bommanahalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | Satish Reddy .M |
| Byadgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Patil Sureshgoudra Basalingagoudra |
| Byatarayanapura | Indian National Congress | Krishna Byregowda |
| Byndoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Laxminarayana |
| C.V. Raman Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. Raghu |
| Challakere | Bharatiya Janata Party | Thippeswamy |
| Chamaraja | Bharatiya Janata Party | H. S Shankaralingegowda |
| Chamarajanagar | Indian National Congress | C. Puttarangashetty |
| Chamrajpet | Janata Dal (Secular) | B. Z Zameer Ahmed Khan |
| Chamundeshwari | Indian National Congress | M. Sathyanarayana |
| Channagiri | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Madal Virupakshappa |
| Channapatna | Indian National Congress | Ashwath |
| Chickpet | Bharatiya Janata Party | Hemachandra Sagar .D |
| Chikkaballapur | Janata Dal (Secular) | K P Bacche Gowda |
| Chikkodi-Sadalga | Indian National Congress | Hukkeri Prakash Babanna |
| Chikmagalur | Bharatiya Janata Party | C. T Ravi |
| Chiknayakanhalli | Janata Dal (Secular) | C B Suresh Babu |
| Chincholi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sunil Vallyapur |
| Chintamani | Indian National Congress | M C Sudhakar |
| Chitradurga | Janata Dal (Secular) | Basavarajan |
| Chittapur | Indian National Congress | Mallikarjun Kharge Mallikarjun Kharge Mallikarjun Kharge, is an Indian politician and currently the Union Minister of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India... |
| Dasarahalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. Muniraju |
| Davanagere North | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. A Ravindranath |
| Davanagere South | Indian National Congress | Shamanuru Shivashankarappa |
| Devadurga | Janata Dal (Secular) | K. Shivana Gouda Naik |
| Devanahalli | Indian National Congress | Venkataswamy |
| Devar Hippargi | Indian National Congress | A. S PAtil (Nadahalli) |
| Dharwad | Bharatiya Janata Party | Seema Ashok Masuti |
| Doddaballapur | Indian National Congress | J. Narasimhaswamy |
| Gadag | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bidarur Shrishailappa Veerupakshappa |
| Gandhi Nagar | Indian National Congress | Dinesh Gundu Rao Dinesh Gundu Rao Dinesh Gundu Rao , born October 9, 1969, is an Indian politician working for the Indian National Congress in Karnataka.... |
| Gangawati | Bharatiya Janata Party | Paranna Ishwarappa Munavalli |
| Gauribidanur | Indian National Congress | Shivashankara Reddy N H |
| Gokak | Indian National Congress | Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao |
| Govindraj Nagar | Indian National Congress | Priya Krishna |
| Gubbi | Janata Dal (Secular) | S. R Srinivas |
| Gulbarga Dakshin | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor |
| Gulbarga Rural | Bharatiya Janata Party | Revu Naik Belamgi |
| Gulbarga Uttar | Indian National Congress | Qamarul Islam |
| Gundlupete | Indian National Congress | H. S Mahadeva Prasad |
| Gurmitkal | Indian National Congress | Baburao Chinchansur |
| Hadagalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. Chandra Naik |
| Hagaribommanahalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Nemaraj Naik |
| Haliyal | Janata Dal (Secular) | Sunil V Hegde |
| Hangal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Udasi Channabasappa Mahalingappa |
| Hanur | Indian National Congress | R. Narendra |
| Harapanahalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | G Karunakara Reddy |
| Harihar | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. P Harish |
| Hassan | Janata Dal (Secular) | H. S. Prakash |
| Haveri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Neharu Olekar |
| Hebbal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
| Heggadadevankote | Indian National Congress | Chikkanna |
| Hirekerur | Indian National Congress | B. C. Patil B. C. Patil Basavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil, popularly known as B. C. Patil, is a Kannada actor and is the second time MLA from Hirekerur assembly constituency.B.C.Patil is a former cop, actor, producer and director in the Kannada Film Industry.... |
| Hiriyur | Independent | Sudhakara D |
| Holalkere | Bharatiya Janata Party | M Chandrappa |
| Holenarasipur | Janata Dal (Secular) | H. D. Revanna H. D. Revanna H.D. Revanna is an Indian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the Indian state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur Hassan district constituency. His political party is Janata Dal .He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda... |
| Homnabad | Indian National Congress | Rajshekar Baswaraj Patil |
| Honnali | Bharatiya Janata Party | M P Renukacharya |
| Hosadurga | Independent | Goolihatti. D. Shekar |
| Hosakote | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. N Bachhe Gowda |
| Hubli-Dharwad-Central | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jagadish Shettar |
| Hubli-Dharwad-East | Bharatiya Janata Party | Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi |
| Hubli-Dharwad-West | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bellad Chandrakant Gurappa |
| Hukkeri | Janata Dal (Secular) | Umesh Vishwanath Katti |
| Hungund | Bharatiya Janata Party | Doddanagouda G Patil |
| Hunsur | Indian National Congress | H. P Manjunatha |
| Indi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dr. Bagali Sarvabhoum Satagouda |
| Jagalur | Indian National Congress | S. V Ramachandra |
| Jamkhandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kulkarni Shrikanth Subbrao |
| Jayanagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. N Vijaya Kumar |
| Jevargi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Doddappagouda Shivalingappagoud Patil Naribol |
| K.R. Pura | Bharatiya Janata Party | N. S Nandiesha Reddy |
| Kadur | Indian National Congress | K. M Krishnamurthy |
| Kagwad | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage |
| Kalghatgi | Indian National Congress | Santosh S Lad |
| Kampli | Bharatiya Janata Party | T. H Suresh Babu |
| Kanakagiri | Independent | Shivaraj S/o Sangappa Tangadagi |
| Kanakapura | Indian National Congress | D. K Shivakumar |
| Kapu | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lalaji R Mendon |
| Karkal | Indian National Congress | H. Gopal Bhandary |
| Karwar | Indian National Congress | Asnotikar Anand Vasant |
| Khanapur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Pralhad Remani |
| Kittur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Marihal Suresh Shivarudrappa |
| Kolar | Independent | R. Varthur Prakash |
| Kolar Gold Field | Bharatiya Janata Party | Y. Sampangi |
| Kollegal | Indian National Congress | R. Dhruvanarayana |
| Koppal | Janata Dal (Secular) | Karadi Sanganna Amarappa |
| Koratagere | Indian National Congress | Dr. G. Parameshwara |
| Krishnaraja | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. A Ramadass |
| Krishnarajanagara | Janata Dal (Secular) | S. R Mahesh |
| Krishnarajpet | Indian National Congress | K B Chandrashekar |
| Kudachi | Indian National Congress | Ghatage Shama Bhima |
| Kudligi | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. Nagendra |
| Kumta | Janata Dal (Secular) | Dinakar Keshav Shetty |
| Kundapura | Bharatiya Janata Party | Haladi Srinivas Shetty |
| Kundgol | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chikkangoudra Siddangouda Ishwaragouda |
| Kunigal | Indian National Congress | B. B Ramaswamy Gowda |
| Kushtagi | Indian National Congress | Amaregouda Linganagouda Bayyapur |
| Lingsugur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Manappa Vajjal |
| Maddur | Janata Dal (Secular) | Kalpana Siddaraju |
| Madhugiri | Janata Dal (Secular) | Anita Kumaraswamy |
| Madikeri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Appachu (Ranjan) |
| Magadi | Janata Dal (Secular) | H C Balakrishna |
| Mahadevapura | Bharatiya Janata Party | Aravind Limbavali |
| Mahalakshmi Layout | Indian National Congress | N. L Narendra Babu |
| Malavalli | Independent | P M Narendraswamy |
| Malleshwaram | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dr. Ashwath Narayan C.N |
| Malur | Bharatiya Janata Party | ES EN Krishnaiah Shetty |
| Mandya | Janata Dal (Secular) | M. Srinivas |
| Mangalore | Indian National Congress | U. T Khadar |
| Mangalore City North | Bharatiya Janata Party | J. Krishna Palemar J. Krishna Palemar J. Krishna Palemar is a Karnataka politician with the BJP, currently serving as Minister of Environment and Ports in the B. S. Yeddyurappa government.... |
| Mangalore City South | Bharatiya Janata Party | N. Yogish Bhat |
| Manvi | Indian National Congress | G. Hampayya Nayak Ballatgi |
| Maski | Bharatiya Janata Party | Pratap Gouda Patil |
| Mayakonda | Bharatiya Janata Party | M Basavaraja Naika |
| Melukote | Janata Dal (Secular) | C S Puttaraju |
| Molakalmuru | Indian National Congress | N. Y Gopala Krishna |
| Moodabidri | Indian National Congress | K. Abhayachandra Jain |
| Muddebihal | Indian National Congress | Appaji Channabasavaraj Shankararao Nadagouda |
| Mudhol | Bharatiya Janata Party | Govind M Karjol |
| Mudigere | Bharatiya Janata Party | M. P Kumara Swamy |
| Mulbagal | Indian National Congress | Amaresh |
| Nagamangala | Indian National Congress | Suresh Gowda |
| Nagthan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Katakdhond Vitthal Dhondiba |
| Nanjangud | Indian National Congress | V. Srinivasa Prasad |
| Narasimharaja | Indian National Congress | Tanveer Sait |
| Nargund | Bharatiya Janata Party | C C Patil |
| Navalgund | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shankar Patil Munenkoppa |
| Nelamangala | Bharatiya Janata Party | M. V Nagaraju |
| Nippani | Indian National Congress | Kakaso Pandurang Patil |
| Padmanaba Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | R Ashoka |
| Pavagada | Independent | Venkataramanappa |
| Piriyapatna | Indian National Congress | K. Venkatesh |
| Pulakeshinagar | Indian National Congress | B. Prasanna Kumar |
| Puttur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mallika Prasada |
| Raichur | Indian National Congress | Syed Yasin Syed Yasin Syed Yasin is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He was the only Muslim candidate fielded by the Indian National Congress in Raichur district in the 2008 election.-References:... |
| Raichur Rural | Indian National Congress | Raja Rayappa Naik |
| Rajaji Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Suresh Kumar S. |
| Rajarajeshwarinagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | M. Srinivas |
| Ramanagaram | Janata Dal (Secular) | Raju Raju Raju may refer to:* Raju, a Telugu caste of India* Venkatapathy Raju is a former Indian left arm spin bowler* Rajuvula, an Indo-Scythian ruler*MMA Raju, an Estonian mixed martial arts promotion... |
| Ramdurg | Indian National Congress | Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan |
| Ranibennur | Bharatiya Janata Party | G. Shivanna |
| Raybag | Bharatiya Janata Party | Aihole Duryodhan Mahalingappa |
| Ron | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kalakappa Gurushantappa Bandi |
| Sagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Gopalkrishna Beluru |
| Sakleshpur | Janata Dal (Secular) | H. K Kumaraswamy |
| Sandur | Indian National Congress | E. Tukaram |
| Sarvagnanagar | Indian National Congress | K. J George |
| Saundatti Yellamma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mamani Vishwanath Chandrashekar |
| Sedam | Indian National Congress | Dr. Sharan Prakash Rudrappa Patil |
| Shahapur | Indian National Congress | Sharanabasappa Darshnapur |
| Shanti Nagar | Indian National Congress | N. A Haris |
| Shiggaon | Bharatiya Janata Party | Basavaraj Bommai |
| Shikaripura | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. S. Yeddyurappa |
| Shimoga | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. S Eshwarappa |
| Shimoga Rural | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. G Kumarswamy |
| Shirahatti | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ramanna S Lamani |
| Shivajinagar | Indian National Congress | R. Roshan Baig |
| Shorapur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gouda) |
| Shravanabelagola | Janata Dal (Secular) | C. S Putte Gowda |
| Shrirangapattana | Janata Dal (Secular) | A. B Ramesha Bandisiddegowda |
| Sidlaghatta | Indian National Congress | V Muniyappa |
| Sindgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bhusanur Ramesh Balappa |
| Sindhanur | Janata Dal (Secular) | Nadagouda Venkatarao |
| Sira | Indian National Congress | T. B Jayachandra |
| Sirsi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kageri Vishweshwar Hegde |
| Siruguppa | Bharatiya Janata Party | Somalingappa M.S |
| Sorab | Bharatiya Janata Party | H. Halappa |
| Sringeri | Bharatiya Janata Party | D. N Jeevaraja |
| Srinivaspur | Janata Dal (Secular) | G. K Venkata Shiva Reddy |
| Sullia | Bharatiya Janata Party | Angara S |
| T.Narasipur | Indian National Congress | Dr. H. C Mahadevappa |
| Tarikere | Bharatiya Janata Party | Suresh D S |
| Terdal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Siddu Savadi |
| Tiptur | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. C Nagesh |
| Tirthahalli | Indian National Congress | Kimmane Rathnakar |
| Tumkur City | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. Shivanna Sogadu |
| Tumkur Rural | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. Suresh Gowda |
| Turuvekere | Janata Dal (Secular) | MT Krishnappa |
| Udupi | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Raghupathy Bhat |
| Varuna | Indian National Congress | Siddaramaiah Siddaramaiah Siddaramana Hundi was born 12 August 1948 in a remote village in Varuna Hobli of Mysore District, he comes from a poor farming community. He is the current leader of the opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly... |
| Vijaynagar | Indian National Congress | M. Krishnappa |
| Vijayanagara | Bharatiya Janata Party | Anand Singh Anand Singh Anand Kumar Singh is a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent. He was born on 8 August 1948 in Bombay, when his family had temporarily moved to India. The family returned from India in 1951 to live at the birthplace of his father, Parmanand Singh, in Yalalevu, Ba... |
| Virajpet | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bopaiah K G |
| Yadgir | Indian National Congress | A. B Maalakraddy |
| Yelahanka | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. R Vishwanath |
| Yelburga | Bharatiya Janata Party | Eshanna Gulagannavar |
| Yellapur | Bharatiya Janata Party | V S Patil |
| Yemkanmardi | Indian National Congress | Jarakiholi Satish Laxmanarao |
| Yeshvanthapura | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shobha Karandlaje |
Aftermath
Although the BJP fell three seats short of getting an overall majority B. S. Yeddyurappa was able to become chief minister after winning the support of six independentIndependent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
members of the assembly. He was sworn in as chief minister on 30 May 2008 at the head of a 30 strong cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
, which included five of the six independents who had agreed to back the BJP. Jagdish Shettar
Jagadish Shetter
Jagadish Shettar is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Karnataka, India. Currently he is the minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in the Government of Karnataka and has been elected as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka...
was elected speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
on 5 June and a vote of confidence was passed by voice vote on 6 June after the opposition walked out.