Karnataka Chief Minister Bommai Tenders His Resignation To Governor Gehlot

The Governor has accepted the resignation, “I have tendered my resignation and it has been accepted,” says Bommai

Written by Alina Khan May 14, 2023

CM Bommai resigns from his top post

Following BJP’s defeat in the Karnataka Assembly polls, the chief minister, Basavaraj Bommai submitted his resignation to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday.

CM Bommai tenders his resignation to Governor Gehlot

According to the officials, the Governor has accepted the resignation. The BJP leaders said, “I have tendered my resignation and it has been accepted.”

Earlier, when the Congress was crossing the majority mark in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly, the chief minister said that “We will reorganize the party and come back in the Lok Sabha election.”

Congress surged ahead as it lead in 136 seats at noon while the BJP was ahead in 65 seats and JD(S) at 19 seats.

Bommai won from VIP seat at Shiggaon

Despite defeat in the Assembly polls, Bommai won from the VIP seat of Shiggaon by over 20,000 votes against Congress’ Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan, as he was seeking re-election for the fourth consecutive time from the segment.

‘Accept the decision of the people’

The chief minister said, “We respectfully accept the decision of the people. I take the responsibility for the defeat.” “This time despite getting more than 36 per cent votes, we have got less number of seats. The analysis is going on, but defeat is a defeat. In the party, we will do a detailed analysis of the results, and rectify wherever required.”

Bommai said that once the results will be out a detailed analysis will be done to analyse the gaps that were left at various levels.

Also Read: “The Biggest Victory For BJP In Local Body Elections In UP” – CM Yogi’s Post-Winning Message

‘We’ve not been able to make the mark’

Speaking to the news agency ANI, the BJP leader said, “We’ve not been able to make the mark. Once the results come we will do a detailed analysis. As a national party, we will not only analyse but also see what deficiencies and gaps were left at various levels. We take this result in our stride.”

Moreover, he said that all the efforts put in by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP workers weren’t able to make the mark.

“In spite of a lot of efforts put in by PM and BJP workers, we’ve not been able to make the mark. Once the full results come we’ll do a detailed analysis. We take this result in our stride to come back in Lok Sabha elections,” Bommai told ANI.

The Congress registered a thumping win in Karnataka ousting the BJP from the state following the Assembly polls.