Now for the Hard Part | Karnataka By-election
By-election wins clinch a majority for the BJP in Karnataka, but can Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa live up to the promise of cabinet berths for all new MLAs?
The ruling BJP's sweep of the Karnataka assembly by-election has secured its government in the state, but Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa faces the onerous challenge of accommodating the new MLAs in his cabinet. Of the 15 seats where elections were held, the BJP won 12, taking its tally in the 225-member assembly to 118 (including the speaker and one independent) -- past the
