India
Karnataka election timeline
New Delhi | Wednesday, Apr 2 2008 IST
Elections to the 224-member Karnataka assembly will be held in three phases on May 10, 16 and 22. Counting of votes -May 25. May 10 polling-89 seats. Notification on April 16, the last date for filing nominations April 23, scrutiny on April 24 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations April 26. May 16-66 seats. Notification on April 22, the last date for filing nominations April 29, scrutiny on April 30 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature May two. May 22- 69 seats. Notification on April 26, the last date for filing nominations May three, scrutiny on May five and the last date for withdrawal of candidature May seven. Thirtysix seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 15 for Scheduled Tribes (ST). Electorate 40,077,666 of which 19,678,328 are women. As many as 39,758 polling stations would be set up in the state. The state was brought under President's rule on November 28 last year and the Assembly dissolved. The decision came a day after the first-ever BJP government in the south collapsed following coalition partner JD(S)' decision to vote against the government's confidence motion in the Assembly. The Centre's decision to impose President's rule, the second time in two months, had ended high political drama witnessed in the state on the issue of transfer of power between coalition partners -- the BJP and the JD(S). The state was under President's rule for 34 days from October nine to November 12 after the fall of the JD(S)-BJP coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy and the state Assembly was kept under suspended animation. BJP's B S Yeddyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister of the first BJP-led government in the South in early November. However, a fresh crisis was triggered by the BJP's refusal to accept the JD(S)' demands on a new power-sharing agreement. After the JD(S) refused to vote for the BJP, Mr Yeddyurappa announced his decision to quit and submitted his resignation to the Governor, who then recommended imposition of President's rule in the state. In the 224-member House, the BJP had 79 legislators, followed by the Congress 64, JD(S) 58 and JD(U) five. -- (UNI) -- 02DI32.xml
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