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Soon after the Supreme Court ordered to maintain status quo with regard to the resignations of 16 MLAs in Karnataka, chief minister Kumaraswamy, in the state Assembly, said he is ready for floor test

The Supreme Court has ordered a status quo in relation to the case it was hearing on the Karnataka rebel MLAs’ resignation issue. This means the Speaker can neither accept the resignations nor disqualify the disgruntled elements

While addressing the Karnataka political crisis issue, Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar said that there was no need of a gun to kill Gandhi

As resignations of Karnataka rebel MLAs is being heard in the Supreme Court, the state Assembly session began on Friday (July 12) amidst the political crisis
 

While the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka is teetering after resignations of several MLAs, two- thirds of Congress MLAs have joined the BJP in Goa. In Madhya Pradesh, the Nath-led Congress government is holding onto a wafer-thin majority.

The MLAs have returned to the Renaissance hotel in suburban Powai and they would be staying there for another two days,  a local BJP leader said.
 

The rebel Congress MLAs returned to Bengaluru from Mumbai following Supreme Court's order. But no decision on their resignations yet. Watch the latest headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds

Following the Supreme Court order, Karnataka's rebel MLAs on Thursday (July 11) came down to Bengaluru from Mumbai to submit fresh resignation letters to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar in Vidhana Soudha. The Speaker sought time to verify them, which may take a week or even a month.

The Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka is in crisis following a spate of resignations of MLAs from the coalition

The Andhra Pradesh government would introduce two Budgets where the general Budget would be held by the state finance minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy and agriculture Budget by East Godavari president K Kannababu

With two more Siddaramaiah loyalists MTB Nagaraj and Dr K Sudhakar resigning from MLAs posts, it is very evident that Siddaramaiah has a role in this resignation spree drama. Realising that the JD(S) will be the biggest loser as the BJP has rejected their idea of support, the regional party has now decided to support Siddaramaiah's candidature as chief minister to head the coalition if proposed

Karnataka crisis: Here is Speaker Ramesh Kumar's take on rebel MLAs wanting to meet him privately.

Supreme Court has asked the 10 rebel MLAs, lodged in Mumbai resort, to meet Karnataka Speaker by 6 pm today. It has also directed Speaker Ramesh Kumar to decide on the resignation letters today itself. 

Karnataka Congress minister DK Shivakumar was detained by the police while he staged a dharma demanding to meet rebel MLAs in Mumbai hotel, but was denied permission. But it is said that they met BJP leaders instead. Congress supporters staged a protest opposing the treatment meted out to Shivakumar in Mumbai.

BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar has pointed out that the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka has only themselves to blame for whatever has happened with their coalition government. He has expressed that the Karnataka government has only been caught in a web of lies and corruption.