Coalition Crisis  

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.
 

Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition suffered an ignominious defeat in the trust vote, with the BJP securing 105 as against 99 by the coalition.

Kumaraswamy-led govt loses trust vote 99 - 105. The voting took place under the Speaker Ramesh Kumar's supervision.

Ramesh Kumar, the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly had adjourned the confidence motion sought by chief minister HD Kumaraswamy not once but thrice. This has raised several doubts about the way he conducts the House, prima facie, instilling fears that he might be resorting to nepotism. 

Speaker Ramesh Kumar slams Karnataka rebel MLAs and calls them ‘ignorant’. He also said they have become MLAs just to show off.

Bengaluru: Karnataka assembly was adjourned a third time on July 23 in the last one week. Amid ruckus in the House, Speaker Ramesh Kumar adjourned the House and said the government has to prove its majority by 6 pm on July 23.  
 

With a view to buy more time, CM Kumaraswamy has met Speaker Ramesh and sought more time to take up trust vote. 

Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar has expressed hope that the trust vote will be held in Karnataka today (July 22).

CM HD Kumaraswamy is adamant that the trust vote be adjourned to Wednesday

Karnataka crisis is far from reaching its end. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has explained the reasons for delay in proving the trust vote, as he blames BJP for immoral politics.
 

Earlier, BSP chief Mayawati had asked her lone MLA from Karnataka to abstain from trust vote. Now, she has changed her stance and asked MLA N Mahesh to support the coalition government.
 

DK Shivakumar has expressed confidence that they will able to save the government as the JD(S) has asked the Congress to have its own member as the CM.

A second video has been released by Karnataka rebel MLAs in Mumbai, in which the they are giving reasons as to why they resigned from the party and flew to Mumbai. The coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy faces trust vote on Monday (July 22)
 

BSP MLA N Mahesh has said that he won’t be attending the session on Monday (July 22) as the BSP high command has asked to stay away.

Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers Sadananda Gowda criticised the ruling Karnataka coalition for endorsing delaying tactics and added that it is only the BJP that can solve the burning issues of the state like drought and farmers’ deaths