Mass Resignation  

JD(S) MLAs are expected to be taken to a Kodagu Resort by evening. The resort has been booked for three days by the party.

The crisis in Karnataka is getting interesting as the talks between chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy has yielded results. JDS national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed said, knowing the importance of Reddy, the CM convinced him to take back his resignation
 

In a last-ditch effort to save the government, chief minister Kumaraswamy is likely to reshuffle the Cabinet. He will however be in trouble if the Governor asks the coalition government to prove majority
 

MB Patil, Karnataka’s home minister is facing flak by the Congress high command for having failed to gather information about the mass resignations.   

Meanwhile, Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy, who was on the US tour, is heading back as Congress leaders are desperately trying to reach out to the disgruntled legislators  

At least 14 MLAs from Congress and JD(S) visited Karnataka speaker Ramesh Kumar's office and tendered their resignations to the Speaker's assistant, putting the coalition government’s survival under threat