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Waiting for leadership's instruction on forming govt, says Yeddyurappa

The 14-month-old Congress-JDS coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy collapsed on Tuesday after losing the vote of confidence in the assembly

BJP legislature party leaders B S Yeddyurappa, accompanied by party leaders Ananth Kumar and K Eshwarappa, gestures while addressing the media after meeting with Governor Rudabhai Vajubhai Vala to stake claim for the formation of government, in Benga
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B S Yeddyurappa

Press Trust of India Bengaluru
A day after the Congress-JDS government lost the trust vote, BJP Karnataka President B S Yeddyurappa (pictured) said on Wednesday that he was awaiting instructions from his party central leadership on staking claim to form an alternative government in the state. 

The 14-month-old Congress-JDS coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy collapsed on Tuesday after losing the vote of confidence in the assembly in a climax to three-week intense power struggle. 

“I’m awaiting instructions from Delhi. I can call legislature party meeting any time and go to Raj Bhavan (to stake claim). I’m waiting for it,” Yeddyurappa told

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