Karnataka CM wins confidence vote

BENGALURU, India: Putting an end to weeks of political turmoil in the Indian state of Karnataka, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday won the confidence motion with a voice vote in the new Assembly, after opposition BJP members walked out ahead of the floor test. “The confidence motion has been put to vote and won by a voice vote in favour of Kumaraswamy,” declared newly-elected Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar. The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S)-Congress coalition government won the floor test as 116 members voiced their favour for the confidence motion with none against as all the 104 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators walked out before the trust vote. — IANS