Bengaluru: Amid protests by opposition parties, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa took oath "in the name of God and farmers" as Karnataka Chief Minister this morning. Yeddyurappa was sworn-in by Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala. This is for the third time Yeddyurappa is becoming the CM. The first time was in 2007 and the second was in 2008.
The oath taking ceremony took place at the Glass House of the Raj Bhavan at 9 am, a day after the Governor invited the BJP to form the government. The invitation followed a night-long court-room battle where the Supreme Court, hearing the pleas by Congress and the JD(S), refused to stay the swearing-in ceremony.
