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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
 

The counsel of Anil Chacko Joseph, the Youth Congress leader, told the Supreme Court bench that the resignations by the rebel MLAs were nothing but a kind of defection and sought a hearing as an intervenor.

Both parties have attempted to clarify that the meeting of Karnataka minister and JD(S) leader SR Mahesh and BJP leaders at Kumara Krupa Guest House in Bengaluru was just a coincidence

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.
 

Here is what rebel MLA ST Somashekhar has to say about resignation letters plaguing the Karnataka coalition government

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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. 

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

Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal said that the party has decided to request the Speaker to take the legal route and disqualify the rebel MLAs in Karnataka 
  

Karnataka coalition government states that they would ask the Speaker to disqualify MLAs who have resigned, if they do not withdraw their resignations. Meanwhile another MLA, Roshan Baig, submitted his resignation

21 ministers of the Karnataka government have resigned from their posts to make room for rebel MLAs. But before resigning as deputy chief minister, G Parameshwara who is adamant with his choice might sacrifice his post based on a condition or two.

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

Karnataka MLAs, including 10 of the Congress, two of the JD(S) and two Independents, left for Goa in the evening and are being accompanied by Mohit Bhartiya, president of the Mumbai BJP Yuva Morcha, sources said.

With minister Nagesh's resignation, the number of the Congress-JD(S) coalition will come down to 105 which is one MLA short of majority, if all resignations are accepted by the Speaker