Supreme Court Clears BS Yeddyurappa’s Oath as CM

During a rare post-midnight hearing on a petition against the Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala by the Congress-JD(S), the Supreme Court observed that the BJP candidate BS Yeddyurappa can be sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister.

The Congress, which had called Karnataka governor's invite "an encounter of the constitution", had argued that the BJP couldn't claim to have a majority unless the BJP triggers defections.

After the three-hour long late night hearing, a three-judge bench, comprising Justices AK Sikri, SA Bobde, and Ashok Bhushan, said, "As far as swearing-in is concerned, we are not restraining it, but we are making it subject to the outcome of the case."