<p class="title">Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday termed the collapse of the three-day-old B S Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka a "victory of the people's mandate" and asked the central government to resign on moral grounds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An emotional Yeddyurappa resigned as chief minister of the southern state without facing a trust vote, ordered by the Supreme Court on a petition by the Congress and JD(S) challenging Governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision inviting the BJP to form the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today, the people's mandate has prevailed over money power," Yadav wrote on Twitter in Hindi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Those who thought they could buy everyone has learnt the lesson that there are still people left who don't consider politics a business," he tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The central government should also resign on moral grounds," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jubilant scenes were witnessed at the Congress office here after Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior Congress leader Pramod Tewari and his daughter Aradhana Misra, who is an MLA, distributed sweets among party workers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a victory of democracy," Tewari said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yeddyurappa's resignation will pave the way for the formation of a government led by JD(S) state chief H D Kumaraswamy, who has the backing of the Congress. The newly formed alliance has claimed support of 117 MLAs in the 224-member House with an effective strength of 221.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Polling for two seats was not held due to various reasons, while Kumaraswamy won from two places. </p>
<p class="title">Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday termed the collapse of the three-day-old B S Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka a "victory of the people's mandate" and asked the central government to resign on moral grounds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An emotional Yeddyurappa resigned as chief minister of the southern state without facing a trust vote, ordered by the Supreme Court on a petition by the Congress and JD(S) challenging Governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision inviting the BJP to form the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today, the people's mandate has prevailed over money power," Yadav wrote on Twitter in Hindi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Those who thought they could buy everyone has learnt the lesson that there are still people left who don't consider politics a business," he tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The central government should also resign on moral grounds," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jubilant scenes were witnessed at the Congress office here after Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior Congress leader Pramod Tewari and his daughter Aradhana Misra, who is an MLA, distributed sweets among party workers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a victory of democracy," Tewari said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yeddyurappa's resignation will pave the way for the formation of a government led by JD(S) state chief H D Kumaraswamy, who has the backing of the Congress. The newly formed alliance has claimed support of 117 MLAs in the 224-member House with an effective strength of 221.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Polling for two seats was not held due to various reasons, while Kumaraswamy won from two places. </p>