Coalition Government  

Cracks are again wide open in the Maharashtra coalition government 

While the BJP is often accused of snatching away the freedom of speech and expression, the coalition government in Maharashtra has taken action against Yogesh Soman, the professor who dared to criticise Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Rahul Savarkar’ comment 

Abhinav Khare deep dives into the recent decisions taken by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government in Maharashtra. ‘The new chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has also taken a decision which might have serious law and order implications’

Weeks after the coalition government in Karnataka collapsed, Congress leader Siddaramaiah spoke to reporters and said that HD Kumaraswamy should have trusted him as a friend and not considered him an enemy

To ensure the defeat of Congress rebels from Bengaluru who were responsible for the fall of the HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition government, the Karnataka Congress plans to approach BJP leader Sharath Bache Gowda to contest as an independent from Hoskote to take on MTB Nagaraj, field Poornima Suresh, the wife of Hebbal MLA Byrathi Suresh from KR Puram and HC Balakrishna to contest from Mahalakshmipuram and Priya Krishna from RR Nagar to take on Munirathna Naidu in by-polls

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

In an emotional moment, HD Deve Gowda, a former prime minister, wept saying he had not respected his faithful karyakartas or loyal workers of the party in the coalition government

Revenge politics takes centre stage in Karnataka. While the BJP defeated the coalition government in the recent trust vote, Just For Laughs on MyNation tells you how the Speaker, in turn, left the BJP speechless by disqualifying three of the rebels

Karnataka Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan had challenged Yeddyurappa, saying that there was no way that the state BJP president would become the CM. “If Yeddyurappa becomes the chief minister, I will work as watchman in his house for a day”, Zameer had said earlier.
 

Shivaram Hebbar, one of the 15 Karnataka rebel MLAs, has said that they are not disgruntled, but are helpless. Here is why he apologised to the people of his constituency (Yallapur).
 

 On a day of hectic political developments, the BJP accused the coalition government of issuing appointments when it didn’t have the right to do so because of its minority status while caretaker chief minister and his father, former PM HD Deve Gowda accused the BJP of inducing fissures in the coalition.

The Karnataka coalition government lost the majority by getting 99 votes in the trust vote session that was held today against the 105 MLAs who stood in opposition.
 

Karnataka crisis is status quo and the opposition is waiting for the government to fall, but the coalition government is delaying the trust vote, making sure they buy time to make a desperate attempt to restore the House in order. Exasperated? Here is how Karnataka politics looks right now, especially after the Chandrayaan 2 launch.

With Karnataka rebel MLAs refusing to return from a Mumbai resort sending videos instead, and the chief minister in the hot seat, but only for a short while it seems like, the entertainment unfolding before the eyes of the people is much like an episode of Weekend with Ramesh.

As Karnataka gets ready for the floor test, we look at the fate of the Gowda family. Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his son, HD Kumaraswamy, the incumbent chief minister of Karnataka have had a history of not completing their tenures in office.