BS Yeddyurappa November 2007; 30 May 2008

BS Yeddyurappa (right) with Parvathamma Rajkumar (left), Jayanthi (second left) and Jayamala. Yeddyurappa failed to prove his majority in November 2007 and President's rule was imposed. In the May 2008 elections, BJP emerged as the single largest party with 110 MLAs. With the help of independents and Operation Lotus, Yeddyurappa became the chief minister again.