India's voice and democratic spirit will always triumph over tyranny, tweets Rahul Gandhi

Hailing India's democracy, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday tweeted, "In the end, India’s voice and democratic spirit will always triumph over tyranny. Satyamev Jayate."

Gandhi's tweet comes after he criticised the BJP at a press conference for disrespecting the national anthem following outgoing Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa resigning from his office, two days after he assumed oath.

He said at a press conference: “Did you notice that after the entire exercise in Karnataka Vidhan Sabha, the BJP legislators & speaker chose to leave the house before the national anthem? It shows they can disrespect any institution if in power, both BJP & RSS have disrespected institutions.”

Amid the turmoil in Karnataka, newly elected Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa exited the Vidhana Soudha to meet the state's governor Vajubhai R. Vala.

This comes after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader announced his resignation as chief minister ahead of the floor test that was scheduled for the Yeddyurappa government to prove majority at the state assembly.

Ahead of the scheduled floor test, Yeddyurappa in his address stated that irrespective of whether his government was in power, he would continue to serve people until his last breath.

"In the last five years, I have seen many things. I never lived in someone's sympathy or sat without responsibility. I have traveled throughout the state for the last two years and have seen the pain on the faces of people. I can't forget the love and affection I received from people. I will lose nothing if I lose power; my life is for the people," an emotional Yeddyurappa claimed.

"People have blessed us with 104 seats. The mandate wasn?t for Congress or Janata Dal (Secular). If people would have given us 113 seats instead of 104, we would have made this state a paradise," he opined.

With regards to alleged attempts of poaching MLAs, Yeddyurappa argued that although he had spoken to other MLAs for support, the Congress-JD(S) alliance made them "resort birds."