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NR Ramesh, a BJP leader has released a set documents negating the claims of four Bengaluru MLAs who had resigned from their parties, alleging discrimination.

Following Congress's suit, now JD(S) has also expelled three rebel MLAs, who absented from voting for the party during Karnataka floor test, resulting in the collapse of the coalition government in the state

It is being widely reported that around 10 Bengaluru corporators are mulling the option of resigning as a mark of solidarity with those Karnataka MLAs who were disqualified by the Speaker Ramesh Kumar for anti-party activities
 

The 14 Karnataka Congress MLAs who were disqualified by the Speaker Ramesh Kumar have formally been expelled by The All India Congress Committee (AICC)

NCP MLAs Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale (Satara), Vaibhav Pichad (Akole) and Sandeep Naik (Airoli) and Congress MLA Kalidas Kolambkar (Naigaon) handed over their resignation letters

 

The BJP government in Karnataka issued a notice to cancel Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Karnataka. Congress reacted expressing disbelief and called the BJP an “anti-minority party”.
 

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.

As many as five disqualified MLAs returned to Bengaluru from Mumbai on Monday (July 29). Independent MLA Nagesh (Mulbagal) has reportedly claimed that he would support BJP during the trust vote in the House

Yediyurappa will have to prove majority tomorrow in the Assembly. Currently, the number of MLAs in the House is 207, making 104 the magic number. MP Shobha Karandlaje feels BJP will win the trust vote.

Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar has expressed his displeasure in the way the Speaker has disqualified the 17 rebel MLAs and said that the order is patently illegal, malafide and is an overreach of power.

 

Muniratna, the disqualified Congress MLA from RR Nagar has said they had been threatened of disqualification if they did not return to party fold.

Moments after Speaker Ramesh Kumar disqualified MLAs, he has earned the wrath of senior lawyer and rebel MLAs for being ‘unconstitutional and creating history in a hurry’

Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar today announced the disqualification of 13 Congress, three JD(S) and one independent MLA from the state Assembly.

Majority of the West Bengal Congress MLAs openly expressed their opposition to chief minister Mamata Banerjee's call to return to ballot papers in panchayat and municipal polls
 

Speaker Ramesh Kumar of the Karnataka Assembly has disqualified three rebel MLAs, namely R Shankar, Mahesh Kumathalli till the end of the current Assembly (May 2023). Will they be allowed to contest election? The disqualification order as #SimplifiedBy MyNation.