Bengaluru: Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Friday quit as Legislative Council Chairman, following loss of support.
Horatti, who had refused to resign after the Congress gained majority in the Upper House, finally yielded after being convinced by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and KPCC President B.K. Hariprasad at Bengaluru this morning. The Congress currently has a majority with 38 members in the 75-member House. The ruling Congress has 38 members, the BJP 24, JD(S) 6 and others two, with 5 seats vacant. However, Horatti is likely to continue as the caretaker Chairman, until a new Chairman is formally elected, it is learnt.
Horatti is the senior-most MLC, having got elected from North-West Teachers Constituency for 8 successive terms since 1980.
