Coalition Crisis  

Shivakumar, the Congress trouble-shooter, who is in Mumbai to bring back rebel MLAs has been detained by the Mumbai Police

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has reportedly told senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that he is not responsible for the political mess the state is in

The Congress high command is unhappy with Shivakumar going to Mumbai because he had not informed it about the move

 

Hearing the case, the Supreme Court has refused to take up the petition of Karnataka rebel MLAs immediately and it has posted the matter for tomorrow (July 11)

With more MLAs tendering resignations, here is what Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun Kharge had to say.
 

Anticipating this development, 10 of the 14 rebel MLAs who have quit their posts, and are holed up in a Mumbai resort, had submitted a letter to the Mumbai Police stating that they face threats of visits by Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and DK Shivakumar

Two experienced political bigwigs – former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Governor Vajubhai Vala – hold the key to solve the political mess in Karnataka

Opposition leader and state BJP unit president BS Yeddyurappa has welcomed the Speaker’s move on the issue of 13 MLAs tendering their resignation.

The JD(S) and Congress combine have a mountain to climb and their disgruntled elements are posing a tough time. But BJP should rush things and wait for the combine to fall under their own contradictions and contrasts

The Karnataka coalition partners should not blame the BJP for trying to destabilise the government when there are hints of their own lawmaker (JDS) scripting the resignation and threat drama. Vishwanath's meeting with BJP leader V Srinivas Prasad and Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy points to what was being planned well in advance to destabilise the coalition

Former chief minister of Karnataka Dharam Singh had faced more problems than the incumbent HD Kumaraswamy, said former IPS officer DV Guruprasad during Press Day celebrations

Ramesh Kumar, the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly addressed the media, apprising them of the events that have taken place since July 6. As he has taken time to either accept or reject the resignations, one thing is for sure: the Kumaraswamy government is safe for at least one more week now.

In May 2018, BS Yeddyurappa had to resign as the chief minister of Karnataka after he failed to prove his majority on the floor of the state Assembly. Thirteen months down the line, chief minister Kumaraswamy too might be walking in the same lane

Karnataka MLA who is suspended from the Congress party spoke to media and said that he will resign from the post of MLA.

JD(S) MLAs were shifted to Prestige Golfshire resort on Nandi Hills Road, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, last night.