BENGALURU: BS Yeddyurappa has the hard-to-match record of leading a coalition government for the least number of days in Karnataka — a mere seven days, from November 12 to 23, 2007.

The H D Kumaraswamy government, which lost confidence motion on Tuesday, isn’t the first coalition to have an incomplete tenure in Karnataka. In fact, not a single coalition government has completed a full term in the state.

In 2007, it was Kumaraswamy who wanted the government to collapse. This time around, it was Yeddyurappa.

The first coalition government in Karnataka was formed in 2004, between Congress and JD(S) with Dharam Singh as the CM. This government only lasted one year and 205 days with 65 Congress and 58 JD(S) MLAs. A defection in JD(S), led by Kumaraswamy, led to its collapse.

After the Dharam Singh government collapsed, Kumaraswamy roped in Yeddyurappa-led BJP to form the government. Kumaraswamy promised BJP that both parties would share the CM’s post for 20 months each. As per the agreement, HDK was to be CM for the first 20 months, followed by Yeddyurappa. However, soon after Kumaraswamy completed his tenure in the office, the government collapsed.

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