Karnataka coalition crisis: Kumaraswamy govt to undergo test

Karnataka coalition crisis Congress leaders desperate to get back disgruntled elements into party fold

As chief minister Kumaraswamy announced that he would take up the vote of confidence, hectic bargaining is going on with a view to bringing back disgruntled elements

3:18 PM IST

Mukul Rohatgi, counsel for rebel Karnataka MLAs gives them assurance

Mukul Rohatgi, the counsel for Karnataka rebel MLAs has assured them saying there is no way that they can be disqualified.

3:01 PM IST

jD(S) MLA GT Devegowda expresses confidence

JD(S) MLA GT Devegowda from Chamundeshwari constitency expreses confidence over the coalition government surviving the trust vote. Such an confidence has set in motion talks about a reverse Operation by the party  to target BJP MLAs.

2:03 PM IST

Two independent MLAs write to Speaker, seek seats in the Opposition side in assembly

Two indpedents are H Nagesh and R Shankar write to Ramesh Kumar, seek seats in Opposition side in the assembly as they have withdrawn their support to the ruling coalition

1:48 PM IST

Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy to make a U-turn?

Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy is reportedly thinking of taking back his resignation after Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader spoke to him over phone. He is said to have conveyed all that he had to convey and is now in a relaxed mood.

1:40 PM IST

5 rebel Congress MLAs petition Supreme Court over their resignations?

5 rebel Congress MLAs - Roshan Baig, Nagaraj, Sudhakar, Munirathna and Anand Singh thinking  of approaching the Supreme Court over their resignations not being accepted.

1:35 PM IST

Rebel MLAs pay visit to Shirdi

Rebel MLAs camping at a hotel in Mumbai are on a temple run. They paid a visit to Shirdi. In the meantime, protests broke out against them by local Congress workers.

1:29 PM IST

KPCC chief Dinesh Gundu Rao confident of winning trust vote

Dinesh Gundu Rao, KPCC chief has expressed his confidence that the coalition will win the trust vote, headed by CM HD Kumaraswamy.

12:55 PM IST

BJP MLAs swear allegiance to the party, say no to reverse Operation

BJP MLA from Hosadurga Goolihatti Shekhar clarifies that he won't quit BJP and become a victim of reverse Operation

12:43 PM IST

Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj meets Siddaramaiah

Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj meets former CM Siddaramaiah at his residence Cauvery. The meet is seen as an effort to change MTB Nagaraj's mind and make him take back his resignation

12:41 PM IST

BS Yeddyurappa seeks CM Kumaraswamy's resignation yet again

State BJP president BS Yeddyurappa took a dig at CM HD Kumaraswamy for continuing in office and sought his resignation. He said, "If HD Kumaraswamy has conscience, he should resign as there is no majority."

12:35 PM IST

SR Vishwanath, BJP MLA from Yelahanka meets Ramalinga Reddy

BJP MLA from Yelahanka SR Vishwanath meets Ramalinga Reddy, talks to him about prospects of Ramalinga Reddy joining BJP

12:34 PM IST

Ramalinga Reddy to be present in house during vote of confidence?

Ramalinga Reddy, Congress MLA from BTM Layout, sources say will be present during the vote of confidence to tentatively take place on July 17, Wednesday.

12:33 PM IST

Sowmya Reddy clears the air about her father Ramalinga Reddy

Sowmya Reddy, MLA from Jayanagar, daughter of Ramalinga Reddy, the Congress MLA from BTM Layout has said that her father did not resign keeping in mind any desire for portfolio. She said her father had built the party for the last 40 years.

12:23 PM IST

MTB Nagaraj willing to reconsider his resignation

MTB Nagaraj, the Congress MLA from Hoskote, who had earlier refused to take back his papers, is now willing to reconsider it as former CM Siddaramaiah spoke to him on phone for ten minutes and assured him that he would look into all his complaints

12:00 AM IST

Rebel MLAs refuse to meet Congress leaders

Rebel MLAs who are camping at a hotel in Mumbai refuse to talk to Congress leaders from Karnataka.

3:19 PM IST:

Mukul Rohatgi, the counsel for Karnataka rebel MLAs has assured them saying there is no way that they can be disqualified.

3:03 PM IST:

JD(S) MLA GT Devegowda from Chamundeshwari constitency expreses confidence over the coalition government surviving the trust vote. Such an confidence has set in motion talks about a reverse Operation by the party  to target BJP MLAs.

2:15 PM IST:

Two indpedents are H Nagesh and R Shankar write to Ramesh Kumar, seek seats in Opposition side in the assembly as they have withdrawn their support to the ruling coalition

1:50 PM IST:

Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy is reportedly thinking of taking back his resignation after Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader spoke to him over phone. He is said to have conveyed all that he had to convey and is now in a relaxed mood.

1:55 PM IST:

5 rebel Congress MLAs - Roshan Baig, Nagaraj, Sudhakar, Munirathna and Anand Singh thinking  of approaching the Supreme Court over their resignations not being accepted.

1:38 PM IST:

Rebel MLAs camping at a hotel in Mumbai are on a temple run. They paid a visit to Shirdi. In the meantime, protests broke out against them by local Congress workers.

1:30 PM IST:

Dinesh Gundu Rao, KPCC chief has expressed his confidence that the coalition will win the trust vote, headed by CM HD Kumaraswamy.

12:55 PM IST:

BJP MLA from Hosadurga Goolihatti Shekhar clarifies that he won't quit BJP and become a victim of reverse Operation

12:44 PM IST:

Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj meets former CM Siddaramaiah at his residence Cauvery. The meet is seen as an effort to change MTB Nagaraj's mind and make him take back his resignation

12:42 PM IST:

State BJP president BS Yeddyurappa took a dig at CM HD Kumaraswamy for continuing in office and sought his resignation. He said, "If HD Kumaraswamy has conscience, he should resign as there is no majority."

12:36 PM IST:

BJP MLA from Yelahanka SR Vishwanath meets Ramalinga Reddy, talks to him about prospects of Ramalinga Reddy joining BJP

12:35 PM IST:

Ramalinga Reddy, Congress MLA from BTM Layout, sources say will be present during the vote of confidence to tentatively take place on July 17, Wednesday.

12:33 PM IST:

Sowmya Reddy, MLA from Jayanagar, daughter of Ramalinga Reddy, the Congress MLA from BTM Layout has said that her father did not resign keeping in mind any desire for portfolio. She said her father had built the party for the last 40 years.

12:24 PM IST:

MTB Nagaraj, the Congress MLA from Hoskote, who had earlier refused to take back his papers, is now willing to reconsider it as former CM Siddaramaiah spoke to him on phone for ten minutes and assured him that he would look into all his complaints

12:29 PM IST:

Rebel MLAs who are camping at a hotel in Mumbai refuse to talk to Congress leaders from Karnataka.