Resignations "Not In Order"\, Says Karnataka Speaker. Coalition Exhales
Resignations "Not In Order", Says Karnataka Speaker. Coalition Exhales
Karnataka Crisis: The dissident lawmakers who resigned, both from the Congress and JDS, moved out of a luxury hotel as their parties desperately reached out to them, and are at another unknown location in Mumbai.
Karnataka crisis: The coalition may explore legal options to block the resignations, sources said.
Bengaluru/Mumbai: Karnataka's Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government, on the verge of losing its majority after 14 exits, won a breather on Tuesday as Speaker Ramesh Kumar decided that the resignations were not in order. None of the lawmakers had met him, Mr Kumar told the Governor in a letter. While this buys the ruling coalition a little more time, more exits may be inevitable. A dozen Congress lawmakers skipped a meeting today despite compulsory attendance. Three of them called in sick.