A recap of what the State witnessed in the last 20 months.

2006
Jan 18:  H D Kumaraswamy shook hands with the BJP and staked his claim to form government
Jan 19:  Then Governor Chaturvedi asks Dharam Singh to prove his majority by January 27
Jan 21:  Rebel JD(S) MLAs led by Kumaraswamy arrive in Goa
Jan 27:  Dharam Singh fails to move confidence vote
Jan 28:  Dharam Singh submits resignation to Governor at Raj Bhavan
Feb 3:  Kumaraswamy takes oath as CM, B S Yediyurappa as Deputy CM. For the first time, BJP tastes power in South
Feb 9:  Kumaraswamy wins trust vote in the Assembly
Feb 17:   JD(S) suspends Kumaraswamy and 39 other MLAs for joining hands with BJP
April 8:  CM’s first village stay at Naganur village in Belgaum districts
July 7:  BJP MLC Janardhan Reddy accuses CM of taking Rs 150 crore bribe from mining lobby
July 18:  Siddaramaiah resigns his membership of Assembly
Sept 25:  Five-day historic Legislature session begins at Belgaum
Dec 7:  Siddaramaiah wins with wafer-thin margin of 257 votes as Cong candidate
2007
Jan 2:  Mr Zameer Ahmed Khan tenders his resignation
Jan 5:  JD(S) ministers, legislators leave for two-day trip to Pune
June 5:  Cong candidate U T Khadar wins in Ullal
Sept 28:  Polls to local bodies held
Sept 30:  Results out; Cong loses in many areas yet stands first; JD(S), BJP jubilant over poll turn-out
Sept 30:  BJP state in-charge Yashwant Sinha holds talks with Gowda
Oct 5:  No transfer of power: JD(S)
Oct 7:  BJP withdraws support to JD(S)