Will take oath on 17th or 18th, depending on PM, forecasts BS Yeddyurappa

April 30, 2018 20:27

The assembly elections in Karnataka still 12 days away, the BJP's presumptive Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has already picked a date for his oath ceremony. The 75-year-old, however, added that the final call will depend on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's schedule.

"I will be sworn in on the 17th or 18th, based on the PM's convenience. Both are good days," Yeddyurappa told NDTV today, while campaigning Mandya, a district where he was born.

The show of confidence by the veteran leader comes amid the predictions of a hung assembly most exit polls, where neither BJP, nor the Congress get clear majority. The recent poll of polls - an average of several opinion poll results -- has given 86 seats to the BJP and 94 to the Congress in the 224-member assembly, which places former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal-Secular in a deciding position.

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