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K'taka crisis: Trust vote postponed to July 22, Yeddy says 'gross injustice'

The ruling coalition's strength in the House is 117-- Congress 78, JD(S) 37, BSP 1, and nominated 1, besides the Speaker.

19 Jul 2019 9:39 AM

Some of the legislators, who were part of the unprecedented overnight 'dharna' at the Vidhana Soudha over their demand of floor test took a stroll around the assembly house after waking up early in the morning. (Photo: ANI)

After night-long dharna, BJP lawmakers take morning walk around Vidhana Soudha

On Thursday, the BJP MLAs were seen having discussions, dining together and sleeping on the green floor and the well of the House.

19 Jul 2019 9:13 AM

Amid a furore on the issue with BJP members demanding that the confidence motion be put to vote immediately, the Chair adjourned the House till Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka crisis: Yeddy, other BJP MLAs dine, sleep inside Vidhana Soudha

The BJP announced that its members will spend the night in the House in protest.

19 Jul 2019 8:45 AM

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy speaks at the Assembly session at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Karnataka Governor to HD Kumaraswamy: Prove majority by 1.30 pm today

Drama as trust vote delayed; BJP plans House sleepover.

19 Jul 2019 1:24 AM

Karnataka Ministers MB Patil and DK Shivakumar in conversation with BJP MLAs include state BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa at Karnataka assembly after BJP MLAs said they would sit on an over night 'dharna' in the house demanding consideration of floor test today. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Karnataka assembly adjourned amid din; Guv directs CM to prove majority

BJP alleged the ruling coalition was deliberately prolonging the trust vote to buy time to shore up its numbers and save the government.

18 Jul 2019 8:28 PM

'This House holds Supreme Court in the highest esteem. Let me make it clear to the leader of Congress Legislature Party that this Office is not restraining you from exercising any of your authority. I've no role to play in that,' he said. (Photo: ANI)

Congress free to issue whip, Speaker at K'taka no-trust debate

Addressing the House, Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and legislator H K Patil outlined the significance of whip to MLAs.

18 Jul 2019 2:53 PM

BJP Delegation consisting of Jagadish Shettar, Arvind Limbavali, Basavaraj Bommai, SR Vishwanath & N Ravikumar met Governor Vajubhai Vala earlier today & submitted a memorandum over vote of confidence. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

K'taka crisis: BJP wants trust vote today, but Speaker adjourns House

BJP MLAs to sit on an overnight 'dharna' in protest against Speaker who adjourned House without floor test.

18 Jul 2019 11:41 AM

Hours ahead of the floor test Thursday, Reddy said he would withdraw his resignation letter submitted to the Speaker on July 6. (Photo: File)

Ahead of floor test, Karnataka Cong leader says he will withdraw resignation

Cong MLA Ramalinga Reddy said he has decided to withdraw his resignation from Assembly and will vote in favour of the trust vote.

18 Jul 2019 8:28 AM

Kumaraswamy on Wednesday issued whip to all 37 MLAs of JD(S) including three rebel legislators Narayana Gowda, Gopalaiah and H Vishwanath to be present in the Assembly at the time of trust vote. (Photo: File)

Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy govt to face trust vote today

The discussion on the vote of confidence will start at around 11 am in the Assembly.

18 Jul 2019 8:23 AM

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy leaves Vidhana Soudha after meeting Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI )

Karnataka crisis: Congress leaders speak in different voices

Surjewala terms order ‘terrible precedent’, Singhvi hails it.

18 Jul 2019 1:43 AM

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy leaves the Vidhana Soudha after meeting Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Huge blow to Cong-JDS govt as SC lets MLAs skip House

Karnataka CM to seek trust vote in Assembly today; BJP has clear edge; Yeddyurappa hopes to be CM.

18 Jul 2019 1:37 AM

SC order death knell for Cong-JDS govt?

The prospect of the BJP forming a government in Karnataka under state chief B.S. Yeddyurappa is clearly an all-too-real possibility.

18 Jul 2019 12:00 AM

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also said the Speaker was free to decide on the resignations of the rebel MLAs within the time-frame decided by him. (Photo: ANI)

No question of going back on resignations, will not attend Assembly: K’taka rebel MLAs

‘We are happy with the decision of the Honourable Supreme Court, we honour it,’ rebel Congress MLA B C Patil said in a video.

17 Jul 2019 1:02 PM

On Tuesday, the rebels had argued in court that their resignations must be accepted by the Speaker, and they could not be 'forced to attend the assembly'. (Photo: File)

K'taka Speaker cannot be forced to take a decision within a time frame: SC

The court said, 'Karnataka MLAs not compelled to participate in the trust vote tomorrow.'

17 Jul 2019 10:48 AM

BJP's Yeddyurappa plays cricket with legislators in Bengaluru

BJPs state unit media cell released a photo of Yeddyurappa playing cricket with party MLAs Renukacharya and SR Vishwanath, among others.

17 Jul 2019 9:17 AM

In all, 16 MLAs — 13 from the Congress and three from JD(S) — have quit since July 7, pushing the coalition government to the brink of collapse. (Photo: File)

Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on rebel MLAs today

If the resignations are accepted, the 15-month-old coalition would be reduced to a minority in the Assembly.

17 Jul 2019 9:16 AM

The top court had said an incidental question that would arise in the matter is the kind and extent of the directions that should be issued by a constitutional court to another constitutional functionary, which in the present case happens to be the Speaker of the Assembly. (Photo: File)

Will decide on disqualification, resignation by tomorrow: K'taka Speaker to SC

The 10 rebel MLAs moved the apex court alleging that the Speaker was not accepting their resignations.

16 Jul 2019 1:12 PM

Reacting to the detention and midnight drama, Kumaraswamy took to Twitter to claim a BJP legislator was present with Baig on a chartered plane. (Photo: File)

'BJP trying to destabilise K'taka govt,' says Kumaraswamy after Baig's detention

Taking to Twitter, BJP Karnataka tweeted: 'CM HD Kumaraswamy is using the state machinery to save his government now.'

16 Jul 2019 10:32 AM

BJP's Karnataka unit chief B S Yeddyurappa Monday said he is confident of forming the government in the next four to five days. (Photo: File)

Yeddyurappa says, ‘Confident of forming govt in 4-5 days in Karnataka’

Yeddyurappa claimed Kumaraswamy would fail to save the coalition government.

16 Jul 2019 8:59 AM

On July 11, the court said that till Tuesday there would be no decision on the resignation. (Photo: File)

Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court begins to hear plea of 15 rebel MLAs

Sixteen legislators of the JD(S)-Congress coalition and two independent lawmakers have resigned.