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The BJP has given tickets to two lesser-known names for the Rajya Sabha elections, while the Congress and JD(S) have opted again for dynasty politics

Janata Dal Secular, JD(S) continues to express an interest in alliance with the Congress, despite engaging in mudslinging during their term. Deve Gowda hinted he was open for an alliance with the Congress in 17 assembly constituencies.
 

Chandrayaan-2 successfully achieved a major milestone as the spacecraft entered the Moon's orbit this morning. Nearly a month after taking oath as Karnataka chief minister, following the collapse of the Congress-JD(S) coalition, BS Yediyurappa formed his Cabinet with 17 ministers. Former Union minister P Chidambaram who faces arrest in the INX media case failed to gain an audience in the Supreme Court after the Delhi HC dismissed his anticipatory bail plea. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country.

 

Due to the failures of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Shanthinagar Congress MLA NA Harris has benefited with prime land in Bengaluru, the BJP alleged. The land in question is said to be a pond and the legal cell BBMP failed to defend it in high court.
 

The storm has just made landfall in Karnataka with the Congress-JD(S) coalition coming to an end, but looks like another is brewing over Madhya Pradesh as BJP is feeling the jitters
 

Speaker of Karnataka Assembly Ramesh Kumar has resigned in the immediacy of the new chief minister BS Yediyurappa proving his majority and the financial bill passed. He had earlier hit the headlines for taking the harsh step of disqualifying all the rebel MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) coalition for the end of the term, till May 2023.

Shivaram Hebbar, one of the 15 Karnataka rebel MLAs, has said that they are not disgruntled, but are helpless. Here is why he apologised to the people of his constituency (Yallapur).
 

Roads are waterlogged in King's Circle area of Mumbai, following heavy rains in the city. The meteorological department had given a warning and stated that the city would receive heavy rains today and tomorrow. Chaitra Teresa John, superintendent of police has been appointed as chief of the anti-terrorist squad by the government. She is the first woman from Kerala to be appointed to the post. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country. 

The game begins now! As incumbent chief minister HD Kumaraswamy who resigned, failed in the trust vote and BS Yeddyurappa will get to hold the reins, he will realise that the accommodation of 15 rebel MLAs in the government will not be practically feasible.

BJP in Karnataka may be rejoicing after winning the Karnataka trust vote. But the party leaders are engaged in detailed discussion to ensure the numbers align well and Yeddyurappa retains the CM's throne for the remaining term.

The Karnataka Speaker has  issued a deadline of 6 pm for CM HD Kumaraswamy to prove his majority. Meanwhile, Mumbai Police detained Congress members as they protested in front of Renaissance Hotel, where the 15 rebel MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) coalition, who had approached the Supreme Court are lodged.  

Karnataka crisis is status quo and the opposition is waiting for the government to fall, but the coalition government is delaying the trust vote, making sure they buy time to make a desperate attempt to restore the House in order. Exasperated? Here is how Karnataka politics looks right now, especially after the Chandrayaan 2 launch.

While Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy was asked to prove majority in the Assembly on Thursday (July 18), he refused despite the Governor's intervention. When we thought the floor test would happen on Friday, the House adjourned without a trust vote despite two deadlines by the Governor

Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy promised to face the trust vote in the Assembly on Thursday (July 18) but did not. This is not the first time that he has exposed himself. Here’s looking back at Kumaraswamy’s doublespeak

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday (July 18) moved the confidence motion in the state Assembly with the 14-month old Congress-JDS government headed by him hanging by a thread after a rebellion by a section of ruling coalition lawmakers. Governor’s letter has forced both parties to approach the Supreme Court for clarity