Power Minister K J George stated that the inflated bill was due to a meter glitch, and Girijamma was not obligated to pay the amount. GESCOM officials confirmed it was due to an erroneous meter reading.
Karnataka s energy minister KJ George told media in Chikkmagaluru that the law was riddled with defects, and the state government would amend it to restore its earlier character. The law, he said, always existed and prohibited forceful conversion with inducement. But the BJP regime introduced sections like the accused should give evidence, and such clauses were being removed.
The new team of ministers will have a cabinet meeting after the oath taking ceremony, where they are expected to approve the rolling out of ‘five guarantees’ promised in the Congress manifesto.
Amidst the Congress party's resounding triumph in the state, the question of who would assume the role of the next Chief Minister hung for several days.