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Congress leader D K Shivakumar visited the residence of Congress MLA and state minister MTB Nagaraj early on Saturday morning. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Karnataka crisis: 1 Cong MLA to stay back, Shivakumar works on others

DK Shivakumar said they should live together and die together because they had worked for 40 years for the party.

13 Jul 2019 12:09 PM

According to reports, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara too reached Nagaraj's house to convince him to withdraw the resignation. (Photo: File)

K'taka crisis: Cong initiates backchannel negotiations to win back rebel MLAs

D K Shivakumar reached the residence of Housing Minister M T B Nagaraj at about 5 am and camped there for 4 hours, trying to pacify him.

13 Jul 2019 11:43 AM

The MLAs visited the famous Siddhivinayak Temple after which they had their lunch at south Indian restaurant-bar 'Dakshin Culture Curry' and a typical Marathi/ Konkani food Junction 'Diva Maharashtracha'. (Photo: ANI)

K'taka rebel MLAs visit Siddhivinayak Temple, sample regional delicacies in Mumbai

Karnataka rebel MLAs returned to Renaissance - Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel on Thursday after meeting Assembly Speaker in Bengaluru.

13 Jul 2019 8:30 AM

Rahul was granted bail by the court (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

BJP uses money and threats to bring down state government: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul made these remarks after appearing in a court here in connection with a criminal defamation suit filed against him.

12 Jul 2019 8:31 PM

'Whenever he tells me that he wants to move the trust motion, the very next day I will put it in the business of the day,' he added. (Photo: File)

'Will allot slot for trust vote when CM seeks it,' says K'taka Speaker

'The Chief Minister has spoken his mind that he would not cling to power amid the confusion,' Speaker said.

12 Jul 2019 4:00 PM

He asked Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to fix the time for it. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Not here to cling to power: K'taka CM in Assembly, seeks trust vote

'After all these developments, I am seeking your permission and time to prove the majority in this session,' he added.

12 Jul 2019 1:39 PM

Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court to hear rebel MLAs’ petition on July 16

'MLAs in plea have levelled corruption allegations and order was passed without hearing me,' Karnataka CM informed SC.

12 Jul 2019 12:52 PM

Ten dissident MLAs had met Kumar on Thursday evening after they were directed by the Supreme Court to meet the Speaker and resubmit their resignations in person. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka Speaker to meet 3 rebel Congress MLAs today at 4 pm

Kumar dismissed the charge that he was delaying a decision on these resignations to help govt which has allegedly lost its majority.

12 Jul 2019 11:07 AM

The tweet came late on Thursday night, hours after he ruled out his resignation. (Photo: File)

Cong-JD(S) going strong: Kumaraswamy as K’taka Assembly meets today

Kumaraswamy tweeted: 'We are confident and prepared for a smooth and fruitful conduct of legislative sessions.'

12 Jul 2019 10:00 AM

He said they are trying to convince the legislators and despite pressures they are facing, the party is still hopeful that the MLAs will come around. (Photo: File)

‘No question of fresh polls, confident govt would continue,’ says DK Shivakumar

'We have to save this secular government at any cost,' DK Shivakumar said.

12 Jul 2019 9:42 AM

Earlier, Kumar had rejected the resignations on grounds of wrong formats. (Photo: File)

Can't work at lightning speed, need to examine fresh resignations: K'taka Speaker

The Supreme Court on Thursday had ordered the Speaker to meet rebel MLAs and decide whether he would accept their resignation or not.

12 Jul 2019 9:10 AM

Amid the political upheaval in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has lashed out at the BJP and said that the party and its leaders 'hardly care' about the Constitution. (Photo: File)

BJP, its leaders hardly care about Constitution: Ghulam Nabi Azad

The party members protested in the morning in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament complex holding 'Save Democracy' banners.

12 Jul 2019 8:29 AM

Can’t act at lightning speed: Karnataka Speaker

The arrival of the 10 rebel lawmakers in Bengaluru Thursday evening to submit their resignations afresh to the Speaker was dramatic to say the least.

12 Jul 2019 3:29 AM

Scindia recently resigned from the post of Congress' general secretary. (Photo: File)

Congress needs young and energetic leadership: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The senior leader expressed confidence that the Congress-JDS coalition government would survive despite BJP's efforts to topple it.

11 Jul 2019 7:22 PM

Kumar further said he had never declined to meet any legislator. (Photo: File)

Disgruntled MLAs approaching SC made things 'murky': Karnataka Speaker

The Congress and JD(S) MLAs, who had resigned from the Assembly are slated to meet the Speaker by 6 pm.

11 Jul 2019 3:58 PM

The disgruntled Congress MLAs Thursday said they would tender their resignation to the Assembly Speaker afresh, in accordance with the Supreme Court order. (Photo: File)

K'taka crisis: Cong-JD(S) MLAs to tender resignations afresh to Speaker

Insisting they were still in Congress and have resigned only from the Assembly, the MLAs ruled out BJP's role in the entire episode.

11 Jul 2019 3:44 PM

'Our support is there with this government in Karnataka, to respect our leader Rahul Gandhi but commitments made by the coalition government couldn't satisfy us. We haven't taken this decision all of a sudden. We had even informed them earlier but they did not care,' he said. (Photo: ANI)

K'taka crisis: 'Decision to resign wasn't impulsive,' says rebel MLA S T Somashekar

Somashekar said, 'Since last three days, they became active to solve our issues. Why did they not care about us before?'

11 Jul 2019 2:23 PM

BSP president Mayawati on Thursday charged the BJP with attempting to dislodge governments in states ruled by opposition parties and called for strict laws to end the membership of those indulging in defection. (Photo: File)

BJP trying to dislodge govts in Oppn-ruled states: Mayawati on K'taka crisis

The Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government in Karnataka is fighting for survival following the spate of resignations.

11 Jul 2019 2:21 PM

After the resignations of two Congress MLAs- T Sukumar and MTB Nagraj on Wednesday, the total number of resignations touched 17. (Photo: ANI)

DK Shivakumar mulls legal action after being denied entry to Mumbai hotel

‘I have asked my legal people to look into it. I'll have to take a legal remedy to protect my rights,’ he said.

11 Jul 2019 2:10 PM

Two more rebel MLAs from Karnataka joined their dissident colleagues, who are staying at a hotel in Mumbai, on Thursday, a source said. (Photo: File)

Karnataka crisis: 2 more MLAs join dissidents at Mumbai hotel

The ruling coalition in the southern state faces the threat of losing its majority if the resignations of the rebel MLAs are accepted.

11 Jul 2019 1:16 PM

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