Karnataka LIVE: Congress-JDS Govt to Face Trust Vote on Thursday, Says Siddaramaiah After Meeting Speaker

Trust Vote on Thursday | Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah says the floor test will take place at 11 am on Thursday.

The Karnataka Council was adjourned till 11.30 tomorrow. Both the sides held placards as they staged protests. The Council chairman tried to start the question hour but the BJP members, entered the well, as they protested saying how can proceedings go on if the government is in minority.

Speaker's Decision After SC Verdict | Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar has said that he will take a decision in the matter after the Supreme Court's verdict tomorrow.

Congress-JD(S) Give Notice for Trust Vote | The Congress-JD(S) coalition leaders also met Speaker Ramesh Kumar and submitted a notice for trust vote following BJP's meet with the Speaker.

The Supreme Court had on July 12 restrained Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar from taking any decision till July 16 on the resignation and disqualification of 10 rebel MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition.

BJP leaders led by BS Yeddyurappa meet Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar. They have submitted a letter to the Speaker demanding that the Kumaraswamy government seeks a trust vote in the House.

JDS MLAs arrive at the Vidhan Souda

Bengaluru: JD(S) MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha. The Congress-JD(S) Government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in the assembly today. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/LDC94rhFf9

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019

BJP delegation with the Speaker. The opposition BJP has decided to disrupt the Karnataka Assembly session if Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy does not move the trust vote to prove his fledgling coalition government has majority, a party official has said.

#LIVE -- @BJP4India delegation is at Karnataka Speaker's door, seeks no-confidence motion.#KarnatakaNataka https://t.co/sGG7OFAgc2

— News18 (@CNNnews18) July 15, 2019

Amid demands of no-confidence motion, Congress MLAs arrive at the Vidhan Souda

Bengaluru: Congress MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha. The Congress-JD(S) Government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in the assembly today. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/N3rlSytRyb

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019

BJP Delegation Meets Speaker | BJP delegation is meeting Karnataka Speaker, seeking no confidence motion against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

Congress MLAs leave Taj Vivanta hotel for Vidhana Soudha.

Bengaluru: Congress MLAs leave for Vidhana Soudha from Taj Vivanta hotel. The Congress-JD(S) Government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in the assembly today pic.twitter.com/AO0H8pXfXf

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019

"We know there is a problem but BJP is buying the MLAs through money and fear," JDS leader Abdul Razzak Khan tells CNN News18.

#KarnatakaNataka – We know there is a problem but @BJP4India is buying the MLAs through money and fear: Abdul Razzak Khan (Leader, @JanataDal_S) tells @shreyadhoundial on #SettingTheAgenda. | #EndgameHDK pic.twitter.com/4DSNj1yqdY

— News18 (@CNNnews18) July 15, 2019

BJP MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha.

Bengaluru: BJP MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha. BJP has demanded CM HD Kumaraswamy to prove majority of Congress-JD(S) Government in the assembly today #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/sBool96g7B

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019

SC to Hear 6 More MLAs | Supreme Court said, "We would likely to hear the case of rebel MLAs-K Sudhakar, Roshan Baig, MTB Nagaraj, Muniratna and Anand Singh tomorrow along with the main petition which is pending before us."

Congress Legislative party meet underway at Taj Vivanta, Yeshwantpur

The Chief Justice of India allows six more rebel Karnataka MLAs to file their matter and be heard tomorrow.

Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi says, "We stand by our demand (of floor test). Behaviour of Assembly speaker and the CM is highly uncalled for and unacceptable. When the MLAs have personally handed Speaker their resignations, what inquiry does he want?"

BJP MLAs leave for Karnataka Assembly. The party has demanded that CM HD Kumaraswamy prove majority of Congress-JD(S) government in the Assembly today

Bengaluru: BJP MLAs leave from Ramada hotel for #Karnataka Assembly. BJP had demanded CM HD Kumaraswamy to prove majority of Congress-JD(S) Government in the assembly today pic.twitter.com/AiIO74cP74

— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019

Leaders Arrive for CLP Meet | Congress leaders including Siddaramaiah, KC Venugopal, Mallikarjun Kharge among other leaders arrive at Taj Vivanta for the legislative party meet.

On July 9, a group of around a dozen rebel lawmakers had written a similar letter to the Mumbai Police refusing to meet Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar and others, who arrived in Mumbai to resolve the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka.

Rebel MLAs 'Won't Meet Cong Leaders' | A group of 14 rebel legislators, lodged in a Mumbai hotel, have urged the police to prevent Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge or Ghulam Nabi Azad  from approaching them as they "anticipate" serious threats from them at the Hotel Renaissance, where they are staying.

The ruling coalition's total strength is 116 (Congress-78, JD(S)-37 and BSP-1), besides the Speaker. With the support of the two independents, the BJP has 107 MLAs in the 224-member House, where the half-way mark is 113.

In all, 16 rebel legislators, including 13 from the Congress and three from its ally Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) resigned from their Assembly seats across Karnataka for various reasons such as lack of development in their constituencies and loss of faith in the leadership

Warning the rebels of action against them if they don't withdraw their resignations and attend the session, Shivakumar said they would be disqualified if they defy the party whip issued to all its members, including them, for their presence in the Assembly.

Shivakumar's Endeavours Continue | Congress' trouble-shooter and senior minister DK Shivakumar yesterday assured the rebel legislators of meeting their demands if they withdrew their resignations and attend the Assembly session underway.

Trust Vote Demand to Rock Assembly | BJPs demand that Chief Minister should seek a trust vote immediately is likely to create a uproar in the assembly today, a day prior to the Supreme Court hearing the petition of five rebel MLAs, who have resigned.

CM Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar met Congress MLA Nagendra, undergoing treatment at a hospital, amid reports that BJP leaders were in touch with him.

To Save the Sinking Ship | Several meetings were also on in Congress circles at a hotel, here party legislators have camped under the leadership of CLP leader Siddaramaiah. Later, leaders of both parties, including Kumaraswamy, Minister D K Shivakumar, CLP leader Siddaramaiah, KPCC  president Diensh Gundu Rao, Mallikarjun Kharge among others held discussion.

The future of Kumaraswamy government hangs in the balance as the rebel MLAs have said they were all together and firm on their resignations. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, S T Somashekar, flanked by the other MLAs, said "we had individually decided to resign. There was no force or influence on us. We are together here."

Kumaraswamy Will Seek Trust Vote | Earlier on Friday, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy announced in the Assembly that he would seek a trust vote. The coalition needs to win back its MLAs in order to prove their majority in the House.