Karnataka MLAs Resign, Karnataka Political Crises Today Live News Updates: Fourteen MLAs have resigned from the Assembly till now. Karnataka Minister and Bidar North MLA Rahim Mahmood Khan has also threatened to quit.
In a fresh jolt to the Karnataka government, independent MLA Nagesh on Monday withdrew support to the wobbly Congress-JD(S) coalition in the state. Congress MLA from Bidar North, Rahim Mahmood Khan, on the other hand, threatened to resign from the Assembly, PTI reported. Meanwhile, Deputy CM Parameshwara is holding a meeting of the Congress leaders at his residence.
The coalition was pushed to the brink Saturday after 13 Congress and JD(S) MLAs submitted their resignations to bring its number to 105, on par with the BJP, in the 224-member Assembly even as several other rebels are reported to be waiting to exit. The resignations of the 13 MLAs, at least 10 of whom have moved to a Mumbai hotel, are yet to be accepted by the Speaker.
The JD(S)-Congress coalition’s total strength after Nagesh withdrawing his support, is 117 (Congress-78, JD(S)-37, BSP-1 and Independents-1), besides the Speaker. The BJP has 105 MLAs in the House, where the half-way mark is 113. If the resignations of the MLAs are accepted, the coalition’s tally will be reduced to 104. The Speaker also has a vote.
