BJP State president B.S. Yeddyurappa is the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly.
The newly elected speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar announced in the House that Mr Yeddyurappa has been recognised as the Leader of the Opposition. The BJP has 104 members in the House. He was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Shivamogga, but resigned on May 19, 2018, since he got elected as an MLA. Unable to get a majority support in the Assembly, he resigned as the Chief Minister after two days, last Saturday.
Mr. Yeddyurappa is likely to continue as the State president of the BJP at least till 2019 general elections. Senior BJP leader Govind Karjol is the the Deputy Opposition Leader, Mr Kumar added.
