Jul 21, 2019 07:48 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Karnataka Trust Vote LIVE: Congress-JD(S), BJP work out strategies; floor test expected tomorrow
Live updates of the Karnataka political crisis. The Assembly defied deadlines set by the Governor for CM HD Kumaraswamy to prove his majority. Floor test is now expected to happen tomorrow
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Karnataka trust vote live updates: "Have directed Karnataka BSP MLA to vote in support of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's government," tweets BSP chief Mayawati.
Karnataka trust vote live updates: BJP Karnataka chief BS Yeddyurappa has called legislative party meeting tomorrow morning.
Karnataka trust vote live updates: Two independent Karnataka MLAs, H Nagesh and R Shankar, have moved Supreme Court seeking a direction from the Court to Karnataka Government to conduct floor test tomorrow. (ANI)
Karnataka trust vote live updates: BJP Legislative Party meeting to be held at Ramada Hotel in Bengaluru tonight.
Karnataka trust vote live updates | Rebel MLAs in Mumbai: We haven't come here with other intention but to teach a lesson to this coalition (Congress-JDS) govt. We haven't come here for money or any other thing. We will go back to Bengaluru once everything is sorted out.
Here's a brief timeline of events as they unfolded over the course of two weeks, ever since the political crisis in Karnataka erupted:
July 17:
The Supreme Court in its hearing on said that it is the rebel MLAs’ discretion to attend the floor test. The top court has also given the Speaker the liberty to decide on the resignation of these rebel MLAs within any time frame. Then in a twist, Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy said that he has decided to withdraw his resignation
July 18:
But on July 18, the day the trust vote was due to happen, 21 MLAs were absent from the assembly including the 15 Rebels. However, one missing BJP MLA came to the Assembly later in the day. So, the number of missing now stood at 20. Then in another twist, Shrimant Patil went to Mumbai citing health issues. But the Congress-JDS alleged that BJP has 'abducted' him. The Karnataka Assembly was adjourned without a trust vote and BJP MLA’s slept overnight in the House in protest.
Karnataka trust vote live updates: BSP MLA N Mahesh has said that he will not attend the floor test tomorrow in Karnataka Assembly "as per the direction of Mayawati ji".