Bengaluru: Karnataka coalition government on the brink

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy says he wanted to resign after he returned from the US, but he added, he wanted to wait as the Congress aassured it would help save the government. The revelation was made in conversation with his father HD Deve Gowda.

Siddaramaiah, leader of the CLP, says it is the BJP MLAs who are goondas as they had nothing to do with MLA Sudhakar.

MLAs MTB Nagaraj and Sudhakar, who put in their papers, are all set to fly to Mumbai and join the other disgruntled MLAs.

Congress MLA Priyank Kharge says it is hte BJP which has orchestrated all the drama in the Vidhana Soudha.

After the huge political drama, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy may resign, allowing the Congress party to form a new government. Sources say that he arrived at this decision after consultations with his father HD Deve Gowda.

V Somanna in an angry mood says MLA Priyank Kharge is no human being at all.

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala asks Bengaluru police to bring Sudhakar (MLA from Chikkaballapura) to Raj Bhavan in ten minutes.

Congress senior leader DK Shivakumar, who had been detained by the Mumbai cops, has started his return journey to Bengaluru. He said he had not been allowed to meet the disgruntled elements at the hotel. He blamed BJP for all the mess.

Karnataka assembly Ramesh Kumar will meet MLAs Sudhakar and MTB Nagaraj, who had tendered resignations earlier.

Former CM Siddaramaiah tries to pacify Sudhakar, the Congress MLA from Chikkaballapura.

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala aks cops to extend protection to Sudhakar, the Congress MLA from Chikkaballapur. He was manhandled earlier in the third floor of the Vidhana Soudha.

All doors of Vidhana Soudha shut after massive galata involving BJP and Congress leaders.

CLP leader Siddaramaiah rushes to Vidhana Soudha to take stock of the situation.

Opposition leader BS Yeddyurappa says MLA Sudhakar's wife rang him up and asked him to provide protection to her husband while the leader termed Kumaraswamy's government as "goonda sarkar".

Opposition leader BS Yeddyurappa says Governor should take action and those who manhandled MLA Sudhakar should be arrested

Congress leader DK Shivakumar says he was not allowed to get into the hotel

As the fight continues in Karnataka, CM HD Kumaraswamy has left for an unknown place.

As the resignation drama continues in Karnataka, Congress MLA UT Khader and BJP MLA Renukacharya foul-mouthed each oter in the third floor of Vidhana Soudha. Police commissioner Alok Kumar rushed to the spot.

Two more Congress MLAs - Anjali Nimbalkar from Khanapura, Belagavi and Sowmya Reddy from Jayanagar, Bengaluru set to resign

Congress MLA from Chikkodi Ganesh Hukkeri says he has not submitted his resignation