Will Congress do the same in Goa, Meghalaya & Manipur?

The Congress had done the right thing in Karnataka by stopping the BJP from coming to power through Raj Bhavan rather than the Vidhan Soudha (Assembly). Fully knowing well that it has no required numbers in the House, the BJP used the Governor to take advantage of the situation. It had tried to buy a dozen MLAs from both the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) to establish its majority.

But, the Congress did a great reverse for the BJP’s plan by aligning with the JD (S) offering the Chief Minister post to the small friend, only to disrobe the BJP. It worked out well as the two parties rallied together and kept their MLAs intact, not to be reached by the BJP with the offers.

The BJP had done this in Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya in the past. It had robbed the Congress MLAs and formed the government there making best use, or rather misuse, of the Governor there. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah thought they could do it here in Karnataka and the party leaders went on to claim that their southward march had started from Karnataka. But, the South is different and Karnataka had proved it.

The BJP committed two mistakes in Karnataka – misusing the Governor post – just to grab the power. The two mistakes that it had committed with the help of the Governor was swearing-in of B S Yeddyurappa, though he had no numbers and nominating BJP MLA as pro-tem speaker, though he is not the actual senior member of the House. The BJP, in selection of the pro-tem speaker violated the rule of Constitution and the Parliamentary practice. There was resentment all over for these violations.

Finally, the BJP had to take its step backward, bow before the people and withdraw its stakes of forming the government. Yeddyurappa had finished being the Chief Minister for three days without a Cabinet. At least now, the Governor would act as per the Parliamentary practices and not as directed by the party president.