Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti was today elected as the new Chairman of the Legislative Council.
Soon as the Council Session began, Congress members staged a protest in the Well of the House claiming that their demand for a division of vote on the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Bill was overlooked. But the BJP and JD(S) members appealed the Congress members to withdraw the protest and take part in the election. But as the Congress members were unrelenting, JD(S) members K.V. Narayanaswamy and Appaji Gowda proposed to declare election of Horatti.
