M. Krishna Reddy resigned the from the post of Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri accepted the resignation.
Mr. Reddy, who was elected to the Assembly from Chintamani in Chickballapur district on JD(S) ticket, resigned following the decision of BJP legislators to move a no-confidence motion against him in the House on Tuesday.
He was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker in 2018 soon after the formation of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
K.R. Ramesh Kumar of the Congress, who too had been elected unanimously as Speaker during the reign of the coalition government, quit office soon after the BJP government came to power last year.
Mr. Kageri told the question of moving a no-confidence motion did not arise with Mr. Reddy’s resignation.
The ruling BJP will fill the vacancy soon and is expected to nominate Anand Mamani, representing Saundatti constituency in Belagavi district.
