After Congress leaders celebrated the victory of democracy in Karnataka following resignation of BS Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Governor of Karnataka for their attempts to subverting democracy in the state.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet said, “BJP’s attempts to subvert democracy have miserably failed in Karnataka. BJP’s lust for power through foul means stands completely exposed. Will BJP learn any lesson now ? India’s judiciary has risen to the occasion and has safeguarded our democracy”.

BJP’s attempts to subvert democracy have miserably failed in Karnataka. BJP’s lust for power through foul means stands completely exposed. Will BJP learn any lesson now ?

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India’s judiciary has risen to the occasion and has safeguarded our democracy.

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 19, 2018

While, senior CPI(M) leader said, “If the Governor of Karnataka has any shame left, he should submit his resignation as well. The Union Ministers sitting in Bangalore, facilitating and enabling corrupt deals, are equally culpable”.

If the Governor of Karnataka has any shame left, he should submit his resignation as well. The Union Ministers sitting in Bangalore, facilitating and enabling corrupt deals, are equally culpable.

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) May 19, 2018

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BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned as Chief Minister of Karnataka, two days after he was administered the oath of office by Governor Vajubhai Vala.

This was BS Yeddyurappa’s third stint, his shortest as well, as chief minister. Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa, also known as BSY, became the chief minister of Karnataka for the first time in 2007. But he could not hold on to the post as his government fell within seven days. He became the CM for the second time when he led his party to victory in the 2008 Karnataka Assembly elections and this time he occupied the chief ministerial office for 39 months.

The Lingayat leader, who was the first person from the Bharatiya Janta Party to become the CM of a south Indian state, is a seasoned politician with an eventful career.

The 75-year-old is considered to be the man behind the BJP’s latest achievement of coming out as the single largest party in Karnataka where Assembly elections were held on 12 May.

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The BJP won 104 of the 222 seats that went to polls. The results came out on 16 May.

Earlier, Yechury had severely criticised BJP after they had laid claims to form the government in Karnataka while arguing that they were the single largest party in Karnataka Assembly elections.

CPI(M) General Secretary had said that the single largest parties in Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya were not invited to form government, so the same rules should be followed in Karnataka.

Yechury said “BJP govt appointed Governors didn’t invite single Largest Party in either Goa, 2017 (INC, 17 out of 40 seats), Manipur 2017 (INC 28 of 60) or Meghalaya 2018 (INC 21 out of 60). Union ministers gave arguments supporting them. The precedent is there to follow, right?”.

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