BJP MLAs reached the Ramada resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Earlier in the day, they had attended the Assembly Session at the Vidhana Soudha.
K'taka crisis: BJP using money to topple state govts, alleges Rahul
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20:37 July 12
BJP MLAs reach resort
Bus carrying BJP MLAs reaches resort
19:04 July 12
Why is BJP afraid of floor test: JD(S)
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Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now?
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) July 12, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs.
Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display!@hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!
">Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now?
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) July 12, 2019
We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs.
Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display!@hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now?
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) July 12, 2019
We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs.
Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display!@hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!
As BJP moved its MLAs to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, the official Twitter Handle of the JD(S) said, "Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now? We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs. Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display! @hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!"
18:03 July 12
BJP MLAs leave for resort
After attending the Monsoon Session of the state Assembly, BJP MLAs left for the Ramada resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
17:43 July 12
BJP using money to bring down state govts: Rahul
He said the BJP had done so even in the past
Reacting to the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "BJP uses money to bring down state governments, they have been doing that. We saw that in the North East as well."
17:16 July 12
Confident of proving majority: Anitha Kumaraswamy
Anitha said that all rebel MLAs will come back
As her husband and Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy sought permission for facing a floor test in the state Assembly, JD(S) MLA Anitha Kumaraswamy expressed confidence that the JD(S)-Congress coalition will prove its majority. "All those MLAs who have resigned will definitely come back," she added.
17:06 July 12
BJP afraid of trust vote due to 'black sheep': Siddaramaiah
Congress leader Siddaramaiah expressed confidence over the trust vote. He said, "We are confident that is why we are moving vote of confidence motion. BJP is afraid because they know there are black sheep in their party."
16:40 July 12
Slot to be allotted for trust vote: Speaker
After Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said he would be seeking a trust vote, Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar said that a slot would be allotted for the floor test whenever the Karnataka Chief Minister seeks it.
16:34 July 12
Abhishek Manu Singhvi on SC order
Singhvi said it was a satisfactory outcome
Congress leader and senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was appearing for the Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, said that it was a 'satisfactory outcome till the time-being'. The Supreme Court ruled that 'status quo' be maintained on the resignations of the MLAs and no disqualification proceedings be initiated until 'larger Constitutional issues' related to the case are decided by the apex court. The bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose ordered the Karnataka Assembly Speaker not to take any action on the resignations of 10 rebel MLAs until it heard the matter again on July 16.
15:57 July 12
BJP, Cong to move MLAs to hotels
After Chief Minister Kumaraswamy said he will seek a trust vote, reports suggested that the Congress will move its MLAs to Clarks Exotica Convention Resorts in Bengaluru after the Assembly proceedings today, while the BJP will reportedly move its MLAs to Ramada Hotel in Bengaluru.
13:24 July 12
HDK seeks trust vote following Supreme Court order
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy seeks trust vote to prove majority in the assembly. This follows an SC verdict which ordered the status quo with regard to resignations of rebel MLA's and disqualification proceedings against them.
"I am not here to be the permanent Chief Minister. But I can only move forward with your support. In the light of recent developments I would like to prove majority in the house," he said.
12:59 July 12
SC order status quo over resignations row, further hearing on Tuesday
- The Political situation will remain as such in Karnataka as the Supreme court orders status quo over resignations and disqualification of MLA's. Meanwhile, the Speaker gets four days to decide on resignations of rebel Congress-JD(S) MLA's.
12:53 July 12
Supreme Court dictates order
- One important question is whether a Constitutional court can issue direction to Speaker to decide on resignations.
12:46 July 12
Supreme court should not interfere, speaker should decide on resignations: Rajeev Dhavan
HD Kumaraswamy's lawyer Dr Rajeev Dhavan slams petitions by rebel MLA's and claimed that supreme court should not interfere because the jurisdiction lies solely with the speaker of the house.
"In Haryana assembly case, the speaker was given four months to decide on resignation by the high court", submits Dhavan.
12:39 July 12
HDK's lawyer slams petitions, defends speaker
Dr Rajeev Dhavan, Karnataka government HD Kumaraswamy's lawyer, objects to claims that the speaker acted in a mala fide manner with regards to resignations and said that rebel MLA's failed to provide genuine reasons for resignations.
12:25 July 12
Disqualification of the MLA's should be decided first: Singhvi
Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi argues that MLAs' intention in giving resignation is to avoid disqualification. He also claims that the court has no jurisdiction in interfering with false affidavits given by rebel MLA's.
Singhvi, appearing for Speaker KR Ramesh, points to Article 190(3)(b) which gives Speaker discretion to see whether MLA resignations are genuine and voluntary.
12:19 July 12
Speaker answerable to the SC: Rohatgi
Hearing in the matter of Karnataka political crisis, Mukul Rohatgi, the counsel of rebel MLAs' counsel, submits to the Supreme Court that the Speaker is answerable to this court, except under certain circumstances.
"He may not respond under certain sections and provisions but is answerable to court," argues Rohatgi.
12:15 July 12
BJP, Congress issue whips to MLA's
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress issued whips to their respective MLA's to attend the monsoon session, failing which they will stand disqualified under the Anti-defection law.
12:03 July 12
MLA's arrive at Vidhana Soudha
New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is set to hear a plea regarding the resignations of incumbent MLA's and subsequent political turmoil in the state.
The SC order is set to play a key role in deciding the future of H D Kumaraswamy's coalition government.
The 13-month old Congress-JD(S) government slumped into crisis following the resignation of 10 MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly last week.
Meanwhile speaking to the media, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Monday said, "I scrutinised resignations based on Rule 202 of the Karnataka Assembly Rules and Procedures. Eight letters weren't in the prescribed format. In case of the rest, I'm obliged to look if resignations are voluntary and genuine. I won't speak about voluntary and genuine nature of resignations."
Congress' Roshan Baig and independent H Nagesh have also deserted the HD Kumaraswamy government.
The Congress has been accusing the BJP of conspiring to topple the coalition government in Karnataka.
The ruling alliance is making all efforts to protect its government which seems to have fallen short of a majority.
The state Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA. The halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly is 113.
11:35 July 12
Karnataka crisis: SC order status quo over resignations, HDK seeks trust vote in assembly
New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is set to hear a plea regarding the resignations of incumbent MLA's and subsequent political turmoil in the state.
The SC order is set to play a key role in deciding the future of H D Kumaraswamy's coalition government.
The 13-month old Congress-JD(S) government slumped into crisis following the resignation of 10 MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly last week.
Meanwhile speaking to the media, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Monday said, "I scrutinised resignations based on Rule 202 of the Karnataka Assembly Rules and Procedures. Eight letters weren't in the prescribed format. In case of the rest, I'm obliged to look if resignations are voluntary and genuine. I won't speak about voluntary and genuine nature of resignations."
Congress' Roshan Baig and independent H Nagesh have also deserted the HD Kumaraswamy government.
The Congress has been accusing the BJP of conspiring to topple the coalition government in Karnataka.
The ruling alliance is making all efforts to protect its government which seems to have fallen short of a majority.
The state Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA. The halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly is 113.
20:37 July 12
BJP MLAs reach resort
Bus carrying BJP MLAs reaches resort
BJP MLAs reached the Ramada resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Earlier in the day, they had attended the Assembly Session at the Vidhana Soudha.
19:04 July 12
Why is BJP afraid of floor test: JD(S)
-
Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now?
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) July 12, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs.
Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display!@hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!
">Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now?
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) July 12, 2019
We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs.
Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display!@hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now?
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) July 12, 2019
We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs.
Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display!@hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!
As BJP moved its MLAs to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, the official Twitter Handle of the JD(S) said, "Why is BJP herding its MLAs to a resort now? We will not stoop to your level and poach MLAs. Why are you afraid of the floor test, when you claim to have majority? The cowardice of BJP is at display! @hd_kumaraswamy will win the confidence vote by a huge margin. Wait n watch!"
18:03 July 12
BJP MLAs leave for resort
After attending the Monsoon Session of the state Assembly, BJP MLAs left for the Ramada resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
17:43 July 12
BJP using money to bring down state govts: Rahul
He said the BJP had done so even in the past
Reacting to the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "BJP uses money to bring down state governments, they have been doing that. We saw that in the North East as well."
17:16 July 12
Confident of proving majority: Anitha Kumaraswamy
Anitha said that all rebel MLAs will come back
As her husband and Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy sought permission for facing a floor test in the state Assembly, JD(S) MLA Anitha Kumaraswamy expressed confidence that the JD(S)-Congress coalition will prove its majority. "All those MLAs who have resigned will definitely come back," she added.
17:06 July 12
BJP afraid of trust vote due to 'black sheep': Siddaramaiah
Congress leader Siddaramaiah expressed confidence over the trust vote. He said, "We are confident that is why we are moving vote of confidence motion. BJP is afraid because they know there are black sheep in their party."
16:40 July 12
Slot to be allotted for trust vote: Speaker
After Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said he would be seeking a trust vote, Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar said that a slot would be allotted for the floor test whenever the Karnataka Chief Minister seeks it.
16:34 July 12
Abhishek Manu Singhvi on SC order
Singhvi said it was a satisfactory outcome
Congress leader and senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was appearing for the Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, said that it was a 'satisfactory outcome till the time-being'. The Supreme Court ruled that 'status quo' be maintained on the resignations of the MLAs and no disqualification proceedings be initiated until 'larger Constitutional issues' related to the case are decided by the apex court. The bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose ordered the Karnataka Assembly Speaker not to take any action on the resignations of 10 rebel MLAs until it heard the matter again on July 16.
15:57 July 12
BJP, Cong to move MLAs to hotels
After Chief Minister Kumaraswamy said he will seek a trust vote, reports suggested that the Congress will move its MLAs to Clarks Exotica Convention Resorts in Bengaluru after the Assembly proceedings today, while the BJP will reportedly move its MLAs to Ramada Hotel in Bengaluru.
13:24 July 12
HDK seeks trust vote following Supreme Court order
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy seeks trust vote to prove majority in the assembly. This follows an SC verdict which ordered the status quo with regard to resignations of rebel MLA's and disqualification proceedings against them.
"I am not here to be the permanent Chief Minister. But I can only move forward with your support. In the light of recent developments I would like to prove majority in the house," he said.
12:59 July 12
SC order status quo over resignations row, further hearing on Tuesday
- The Political situation will remain as such in Karnataka as the Supreme court orders status quo over resignations and disqualification of MLA's. Meanwhile, the Speaker gets four days to decide on resignations of rebel Congress-JD(S) MLA's.
12:53 July 12
Supreme Court dictates order
- One important question is whether a Constitutional court can issue direction to Speaker to decide on resignations.
12:46 July 12
Supreme court should not interfere, speaker should decide on resignations: Rajeev Dhavan
HD Kumaraswamy's lawyer Dr Rajeev Dhavan slams petitions by rebel MLA's and claimed that supreme court should not interfere because the jurisdiction lies solely with the speaker of the house.
"In Haryana assembly case, the speaker was given four months to decide on resignation by the high court", submits Dhavan.
12:39 July 12
HDK's lawyer slams petitions, defends speaker
Dr Rajeev Dhavan, Karnataka government HD Kumaraswamy's lawyer, objects to claims that the speaker acted in a mala fide manner with regards to resignations and said that rebel MLA's failed to provide genuine reasons for resignations.
12:25 July 12
Disqualification of the MLA's should be decided first: Singhvi
Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi argues that MLAs' intention in giving resignation is to avoid disqualification. He also claims that the court has no jurisdiction in interfering with false affidavits given by rebel MLA's.
Singhvi, appearing for Speaker KR Ramesh, points to Article 190(3)(b) which gives Speaker discretion to see whether MLA resignations are genuine and voluntary.
12:19 July 12
Speaker answerable to the SC: Rohatgi
Hearing in the matter of Karnataka political crisis, Mukul Rohatgi, the counsel of rebel MLAs' counsel, submits to the Supreme Court that the Speaker is answerable to this court, except under certain circumstances.
"He may not respond under certain sections and provisions but is answerable to court," argues Rohatgi.
12:15 July 12
BJP, Congress issue whips to MLA's
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress issued whips to their respective MLA's to attend the monsoon session, failing which they will stand disqualified under the Anti-defection law.
12:03 July 12
MLA's arrive at Vidhana Soudha
New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is set to hear a plea regarding the resignations of incumbent MLA's and subsequent political turmoil in the state.
The SC order is set to play a key role in deciding the future of H D Kumaraswamy's coalition government.
The 13-month old Congress-JD(S) government slumped into crisis following the resignation of 10 MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly last week.
Meanwhile speaking to the media, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Monday said, "I scrutinised resignations based on Rule 202 of the Karnataka Assembly Rules and Procedures. Eight letters weren't in the prescribed format. In case of the rest, I'm obliged to look if resignations are voluntary and genuine. I won't speak about voluntary and genuine nature of resignations."
Congress' Roshan Baig and independent H Nagesh have also deserted the HD Kumaraswamy government.
The Congress has been accusing the BJP of conspiring to topple the coalition government in Karnataka.
The ruling alliance is making all efforts to protect its government which seems to have fallen short of a majority.
The state Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA. The halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly is 113.
11:35 July 12
Karnataka crisis: SC order status quo over resignations, HDK seeks trust vote in assembly
New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is set to hear a plea regarding the resignations of incumbent MLA's and subsequent political turmoil in the state.
The SC order is set to play a key role in deciding the future of H D Kumaraswamy's coalition government.
The 13-month old Congress-JD(S) government slumped into crisis following the resignation of 10 MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly last week.
Meanwhile speaking to the media, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Monday said, "I scrutinised resignations based on Rule 202 of the Karnataka Assembly Rules and Procedures. Eight letters weren't in the prescribed format. In case of the rest, I'm obliged to look if resignations are voluntary and genuine. I won't speak about voluntary and genuine nature of resignations."
Congress' Roshan Baig and independent H Nagesh have also deserted the HD Kumaraswamy government.
The Congress has been accusing the BJP of conspiring to topple the coalition government in Karnataka.
The ruling alliance is making all efforts to protect its government which seems to have fallen short of a majority.
The state Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA. The halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly is 113.
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Conclusion:
Is it possible to run government with JDS: Yadiyurappa
bengaluru: We have bitter experience of running government with JDS. How is it possible to run government with JDS. It is impossible says BSY.
Sa.Ra Mahesh and BJP leaders meet accidently
Sa.Ra Mahesh and BJP leaders meet was just an accident. No need to create a new dimension to this he says. We are waiting for supreme court judgement thats all he says.
Renukacharya said, It is impossible to run govt. with JDS we have already seen the 20-20 game of father-son politics he critisized.
HD Revanna- BJP leader CT Ravi:
HD Revanna visited Chamundi hills yestarday night while BJP leader CT Ravi also went to the temple at the same time. This has created massive curiosity regarding upcoming political development.
Conclusion:
Last Updated : Jul 12, 2019, 10:50 PM IST
