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Two independent MLAs have announced their decision to withdraw support from the current coalition government in Karnataka. Congress and the JD(S) have termed it Operation Lotus. The BJP has distanced itself and has instead blamed the Congress and the JD(S) of poaching.

Karnataka chief minister says it's Operation Lotus, but says he has everything under control. BJP's BS Yeddyurappa hits back.

Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao on resort politics catching the coalition government off guard

The dust is yet to settle over the Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle and here comes another round of trouble for the Congress. This time, the party’s five MLAs have expressed dissent over missing the opportunity to head various boards and corporations in the state

The Congress and JD(S) which formed a coalition government in May after a fractured verdict, stand as the perfect example of 'permanent interest'. The two parties who now express love towards each other, time and again have slammed each other, stooping to great lows.
 

The BJP which is championing the cause of north Karnataka region accused the Congress-JD(S) government of sidelining and ignoring 18 districts of the region time and again and limiting the development only to Ramanagar, Hassan and Ramanagar. The legislators say successive governments from 2013 have not bothered to implement the DM Nanjundappa Committee report which stressed on the allocation of funds to backward regions, particularly in north Karnataka

The BJP leader CT Ravi lashed out at the JD(S) and the Congress and said the money sent by the Centre has been distributed for other purposes by the Karnataka government.

Having been denied a Cabinet berth in the HD Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) coalition government, senior Congress leader R Roshan Baig aspires to contest the next year’s Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru Central. Baig recently hosted a Muslim convention in Bengaluru in which top Moulanas from Delhi were present. Baig is not the only aspirant, MLA Rizwan Arshad, Congress leader Saleem Ahmed are also aiming the seat.

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy will attend the Congress Legislature Party meet on December 8. The Congress claims this as a good gesture by the chief minister as he will listen to Congress MLAs’ suggestions and grievances, while the BJP calls this development as complete submission to the JD(S)

The talk of the Congress’ Muslim face, minister Zameer Ahmed Khan's meeting with the JD(S) supremo, HD Deve Gowda these days is doing the rounds in the political circle. The BJP claimed that he is hinting at a crossover anytime. Zameer's supporters, however, state that these meetings are a courtesy call.

Sugar mills in Belagavi, Bagalkote, Haliyal, Kalaghataki, Vijayapura, Kalburgi, Bidar and Mandya districts together reportedly owe Rs 480 crore to the farmers.

In a face-off, BJP leader Yeddyurappa slammed JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka, whereas JD(S) leader Bandeppa Kashempur said it is a pro-farmer government. Watch this mash-up

Despite strong opposition from BJP and other activists, the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka is all set to celebrate Tipu Jayanti on November 10.

Kumaraswamy hailed the people for their support to the coalition government of the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress and said the two parties would contest the 2019 polls together in all the 28 constituencies in the state.