BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday, 14 July, said that he will request Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to resign immediately.
Meanwhile, Rebel Congress MLA MTB Nagaraj, who had announced that he will stay with the Congress, was seen taking a chartered flight to Mumbai on Sunday.
On Saturday, 13 July, senior Congress leaders including DK Shivakumar, and deputy CM G Parameshwara met with Nagaraj to convince him to withdraw his resignation.
Five more MLAs on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against the Speaker for not accepting their resignations.
Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar said he will take a call on trust vote sought by CM Kumaraswamy by Monday, 15 July.
- The Supreme Court on Friday, 12 July, ordered status quo with regard to resignation and disqualification of 10 rebel MLAs
- The top court will hear the matter at length on Tuesday, 16 July
- A call on the date and time of the trust vote called by CM Kumaraswamy will be taken on Monday, 15 July when the Assembly session resumes
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Cong Steps up Efforts to Persuade MLA to Withdraw Resignation from Assembly
The Congress on Sunday intensified efforts to persuade another rebel MLA Ramalinga Reddy to withdraw his resignation from the Karnataka assembly, in a desperate bid to save the Congress-JD(S) government that is teetering in the wake of resignation of its legislators. Congress state working president Eshwar Khandre and senior leader H K Patil had a meeting with BTM Layout MLA Ramalinga Reddy at his residence for about two hours.
The meeting with Reddy came on a day rebel Congress MLA M T B Nagaraj headed to Mumbai after talks on Saturday to mollify him appeared to have failed. However, a state Congress leader expressed confidence that he has gone to bring back another disgruntled lawmaker.
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Efforts by Coalition Leaders to Mollify Rebel MLA Nagaraj Fail
Efforts by coalition leaders to mollify rebel Congress MLA M T B Nagaraj has failed as he flew to Mumbai on Sunday, where he made it clear that there was no question of withdrawing his resignation. Leaders of the Congress-JD(S) coalition held negotiations with Nagaraj on Saturday in a bid to woo him back to save the 13-month old H D Kumaraswamy-led government that is on the brink of collapse.
However, the Hoskote MLA, speaking to reporters ahead of leaving the city, had maintained that he intended to take a final decision on the withdrawal of his resignation after talks with Chikkaballapura MLA K Sudhakar. Nagaraj and Sudhakar had submitted their resignations together to Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on July 10.
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Siddaramaiah Meets Rebel MLA Ramalinga Reddy
Karnataka Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah meets rebel MLA Ramalinga Reddy, reports ANI.
Speaker Doesn't Have Right to Disqualify Anyone: BS Yeddyurappa
Earlier, DK Shivakumar has said that if rebel MLAs vote against the government, they will be disqualified. On being asked to comment on this, BS Yeddyurappa said, “The Speaker doesn't have the right to disqualify anybody because of the Supreme Court's decision,” reports ANI.