Horatti of JD(S) unanimously elected as chairman of K’taka Legislative Council
By IANS| Published: 9th February 2021 11:14 pm IST
Bengaluru, Feb 9 : Seven-time Janata Dal (S) MLC, Basavaraj Horatti, who had entered the fray as the ruling BJP supported candidate for the post of the Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council, was declared ‘elected unanimously’ on Tuesday.
Horatti was declared ‘unanimously’ elected as the opposition Congress did not propose the name of its candidate Naseer Ahmed during the election process.
Horatti (74), who started as a physical education teacher in the Lamington High School in Hubballi, did is Bachelor of Arts degree and before doing Masters in physical education. He has been a member of the Council for more than 40 years now, starting from 1980. He had served as the Chairman (acting) of the Council from June 22 to December 12, 2018.
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Update:
The election for Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman will be held on February 9. Besides, the Karnataka Legislative Council, Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala issued a bulletin, which further said: At any time before 12:00 pm on February 8, any member may give notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of a motion that another member be chosen as the Chairman and the notice shall be seconded by a third member and shall be accompanied by a statement by the member whose name is proposed in the notice that he is willing to serve as Chairman if elected.
Original article
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman, K. Pratap Chandra Shetty on Thursday resigned from his post. After the Janata Dal-S forged a new alliance with the BJP, it was clear that Shetty would have had to resign from his post.