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K. R. Ramesh Kumar, Karnataka Speaker

Can't work at lightning speed, need to examine fresh resignations:...

The Supreme Court on Thursday had ordered the Speaker to meet rebel MLAs and decide whether he would accept their...

12 July 2019 9:10 AM IST

Congress chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia wanted a discussion in the House on the issue of BJP offering money to Cong MLAs in return of their support. (Photo: PTI)

'7 weeks have passed, next party prez must be appointed soon': Scindia

Scindia who had resigned as general secretary last week, said the new president of the party should be decided soon.

12 July 2019 8:48 AM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad

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...

12 July 2019 8:29 AM IST

he Speaker has not accepted the resignations as yet. (Photo: ANI)

'Will check resignations overnight and ascertain genuineness' says...

Speaker maintained that the legislators should have approached him instead of rushing to the Governor and Supreme Court.

11 July 2019 8:21 PM IST

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 July 2019 3:58 PM IST

10 disgruntled MLAs, who flew to Mumbai by coalition strategists in a bid to convince them to reconsider their decision, are staying at Sofitel hotel in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

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

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

11 July 2019 3:44 PM IST

BJP leader and son of late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Utpal Parrikar, on Thursday sent out a note of caution on the ten Congress MLAs joining the BJP bandwagon by saying their loyalty is under a cloud. (Photo: ANI)

It was end of my father's path of politics on March 17: Utpal Parrikar

Son of Manohar Parrikar said, 'Cong is imploding everywhere, only time will tell where this path takes us as their...

11 July 2019 2:34 PM IST

Our support is there with this government in Karnataka, to respect our leader Rahul Gandhi but commitments made by the coalition government couldnt satisfy us. We havent 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...

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

11 July 2019 2:23 PM IST

Earlier on Saturday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu met Mayawati in Lucknow. (Photo: ANI)

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

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

11 July 2019 2:21 PM IST

10 disgruntled MLAs, who flew to Mumbai by coalition strategists in a bid to convince them to reconsider their decision, are staying at Sofitel hotel in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

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...

11 July 2019 1:16 PM IST

What is the necessity for me to resign now. In 2009-10 when Yeddyurappa was Chief Minister of Karnataka then 18 MLAs had opposed him. But ultimately what happened?, Kumaraswamy told reporters here. (photo: ANI)

Karnataka crisis: 'What is the necessity for me to resign,' asks...

The Congress has been accusing the BJP of conspiring to topple the coalition government in Karnataka.

11 July 2019 12:59 PM IST

A number of top Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Anand Sharma, protested near the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex and shouted slogans. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, other leaders protest in Parl complex over...

The Congress leadership has blamed the saffron party for the desertions from its ranks in both the states.

11 July 2019 12:33 PM IST