Trust Vote  

Speaker Ramesh Kumar slams Karnataka rebel MLAs and calls them ‘ignorant’. He also said they have become MLAs just to show off.

Bengaluru: Karnataka assembly was adjourned a third time on July 23 in the last one week. Amid ruckus in the House, Speaker Ramesh Kumar adjourned the House and said the government has to prove its majority by 6 pm on July 23.  
 

With a view to buy more time, CM Kumaraswamy has met Speaker Ramesh and sought more time to take up trust vote. 

Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar has expressed hope that the trust vote will be held in Karnataka today (July 22).

CM HD Kumaraswamy is adamant that the trust vote be adjourned to Wednesday

Karnataka crisis is far from reaching its end. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has explained the reasons for delay in proving the trust vote, as he blames BJP for immoral politics.
 

Earlier, BSP chief Mayawati had asked her lone MLA from Karnataka to abstain from trust vote. Now, she has changed her stance and asked MLA N Mahesh to support the coalition government.
 

A second video has been released by Karnataka rebel MLAs in Mumbai, in which the they are giving reasons as to why they resigned from the party and flew to Mumbai. The coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy faces trust vote on Monday (July 22)
 

BSP MLA N Mahesh has said that he won’t be attending the session on Monday (July 22) as the BSP high command has asked to stay away.

Karnataka: BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said that chief minister Kumaraswamy should resign immediately and allow formation of new government.  

Sources say that Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and Ramalinga Reddy, the Congress MLA from BTM Layout (Bengaluru) might fly to Mumbai to pacify the disgruntled MLAs. Sources added that Reddy might be made the chief minister and Ramesh Jarkiholi his deputy

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

For the second day in succession, the Karnataka Assembly was adjourned, following the pleas by Congress MLAs. Though the governor had asked the chief minister to prove his majority at 1:30 pm and later again at 6pm, the CM did not pay heed.

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 Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar answered query about trust vote. Here is how trust vote will be held in the Assembly