But, like his last stint, his tenure as Chief Minister was short-lived as the wobbly coalition government that he headed finally collapsed after over 13 months in power. Kumaraswamy's second term as chief minister was a hard one, with coalition worries and disgruntlement within, repeatedly threatening the longevity of his government. By a quirk of fate, "Kumaranna", who served as the chief minister for 20 months in 2006-07 at the head of a JD(S)-BJP government, became the chief minister for a second term. The reality became evident leading to the defeat of Deve Gowda in Tumkur and Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy in Mandya. When the BJP's turn for chief ministership came, he reneged on the arrangement, and brought down the Yeddyurappa government within seven days.

Source: dna July 23, 2019 15:11 UTC