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Karnataka crisis: SC reserves order on rebel MLAs’ plea till tomorrow

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court has reserved till Wednesday its order on petitions filed by 15 rebel MLAs of the Congress and JD-S in Karnataka seeking directions to the Assembly Speaker to accept their resignations. During the day-long arguments on Tuesday, the parties involved pointed out to a bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, […]

Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar (File Photo/IANS)

SC asks Karnataka Speaker what stopped him from accepting MLAs’ resignations

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Karnataka Speaker what stopped him from deciding whether to accept or reject the resignations tendered by the MLAs of the JD-S-Congress coalition on July 6. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi sought a clear response from senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Speaker K.R. Ramesh […]

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (File Photo/IANS)

Karnataka CM to seek trust vote on July 18

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will seek a vote of confidence of the state Assembly on July 18, against the backdrop of 16 MLAs of the ruling Congress and JD(S) tendering their resignation. “I have directed the Chief Minister to hold the floor test in the Assembly on Thursday (July 18),” Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar […]

Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar (File Photo/IANS)

Karnataka drama: 5 more Congress rebels to petition SC on resignations

Bengaluru:  Five more Karnataka Congress rebel legislators are set to petition the Supreme Court asking it to direct Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to accept their resignations, sources said on Saturday. “The five rebel legislators, who also resigned from their Assembly seats, are likely to petition the apex court on Monday for its direction to […]

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy CM G. Parameshwara (File Photo/IANS)

Karnataka crisis: Congress tries to woo rebel MLAs

Bengaluru:  The beleaguered ruling Congress in Karnataka is wooing some of its rebel MLAs to withdraw their resignations and help its tottering coalition government with the JD-S survive the political crisis gripping the state, a party official said on Saturday. “Our senior leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, D.K. Shivakumar and Krishna Byre Gowda […]