Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) Member of Legislative Council,  BasavarjHoratti on Thursday said his party will support the contentious anti-cow slaughter bill in the Karnataka Legislative Council, where it is yet to be tabled. This is contrary to the regional party's earlier stand to oppose the bill.

This statement by Horatti about supporting the bill comes a day after JD(S) joined hands with the ruling BJP for the Legislative Council Chairman and Deputy Chairman post.  Both JD (S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy, who is the legislature party chief, had time after time said they are opposed to the anti-cow slaughter bill.

''Now, there is no question of defeating the bill, ''Horatti told before media persons in response to a query about JD(S) supporting the bill. ''Naturally, in the council whenever the government changes, its a question of the majority. If important bills are there, they will be passed...JD(S) and the BJP have a total of 43 members (in the 75-member Council), so no question of defeating the bill. We will support the bill 100 percent,'' he said.

As per the arrangement, the BJP will support the JD(S) for the Chairman post, while the regional party will return the favour by ceding the Deputy Chairman post.

While Horatti will most likely be the JD(S)candidate for the Chairman post, BJP's nominee M K Pranesh today filed his nomination for the Deputy Chairman post. According to sources, the ruling BJP agreed to support JD(S)' Horatti for Chairman post, in return for the regional party's support to its no-confidence motion to oust incumbent Chairman K Pratapachandra Shetty of the Congress and passage of certain key bills, including the land reforms bill.

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