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Fourteen MLAs -- including those of the Congress, the JD(S) and Independents -- have been staying at the Renaissance Hotel in Powai after resigning from the Karnataka Assembly and withdrawing support to the coalition government. (Photo: File)

Rebel MLAs camping in Mumbai likely to board plane to Bengaluru in afternoon

The future course of action will be decided after the MLAs meet the speaker.

11 Jul 2019 1:10 PM

'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 Kumaraswamy

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

11 Jul 2019 12:59 PM

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 K'taka, Goa crisis

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

11 Jul 2019 12:33 PM

The lawmakers, who flew from Bengaluru to Mumbai after submitting their resignations on Saturday, alleged that the Speaker was deliberately sitting on their letters to help the Congress-JD(S) government. (Photo: PTI)

'Meet MLAs today,' SC denies K'taka Speaker's request for more time

The Karnataka coalition, which came to power in May last year, is on the brink after 18 resignations since last week.

11 Jul 2019 11:24 AM

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked Kumaraswamy to step down, claiming that his government has lost the majority. (Photo: File)

Prohibitory orders around Vidhana Soudha ahead of K'taka cabinet meet

The police commissioner issued the orders on Wednesday night, taking into account intelligence inputs.

11 Jul 2019 10:16 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday accused the BJP of indulging in horse-trading in Karnataka and claimed that rebel Congress lawmakers of the southern state were locked up in Mumbai. (Photo: File)

‘Why so greedy?’ Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP over Karnataka crisis

She alleged that mediapersons were not allowed where Congress lawmakers are locked up and some agencies were helping ruling party at Centre.

11 Jul 2019 8:56 AM

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. (Photo: File)

Amidst crisis, Kumaraswamy to chair cabinet meeting today

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

11 Jul 2019 8:37 AM

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad with JD(S) leader H.D. Deve Gowda during a protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka crisis: Rebels move SC against Speaker, 2 MLAs quit

The ruling coalition faces the threat of losing its majority if the resignations of the rebel MLAs are accepted.

11 Jul 2019 6:21 AM

Earlier in the day, Yeddyurappa met the Governor and told him that the Congress-JD(S) coalition does not have the required strength in the Assembly and sought a direction from the Governor to the Speaker that he should act on the resignations soon. (Photo: ANI)

Yeddyurappa meets Speaker, urges him to accept resignation of dissident MLAs

On Monday, the Speaker had said that the resignation letters of the eight out of 13 MLAs of ruling coalition were not in prescribed format.

10 Jul 2019 5:42 PM

'I feel that the present situation is worse than the Emergency,' he said. (photo: File)

'Present situation worse than Emergency,' says Deve Gowda

Gowda urged political parties to come together, setting aside their differences, to 'save democracy', which, he alleged, was under threat.

10 Jul 2019 5:39 PM

Shivakumar and JD(S) MLA Shivalinge Gowda arrived in Mumbai this morning on a special flight from Bengaluru to meet rebel MLAs staying at Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel. (Photo: ANI)

Congress-JDS legislators are kept in captivity: D K Shivakumar

Security was heightened outside the hotel in Powai area of Mumbai after the dissidents wrote to Mumbai Police seeking protection.

10 Jul 2019 3:42 PM

Section 144 imposed in Mumbai's Powai where K'taka's rebel MLAs are lodged

Security was heightened outside the hotel in Powai area of Mumbai after the dissidents wrote to Mumbai Police seeking protection.

10 Jul 2019 2:01 PM

The Zero Hour refers to the time immediately following the Question Hour in both the Houses of Parliament. During this hour, parliamentarians can raise matters of importance without the mandatory ten-day advance notice. (Photo: File)

Opposition parties give notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha

Rule 267 was invoked to discuss the issues of 'defections being engineered to dislodge elected governments'.

10 Jul 2019 1:24 PM

Karnataka crisis: Rebel Congress, JD(S) leaders move SC, hearing tomorrow

The leaders have accused the Speaker of abandoning his constitutional duty and deliberately delay in acceptance of their resignations.

10 Jul 2019 10:52 AM

Shivakumar was detained along with other Congress leaders from Mumbai and was taken to the Kalina University rest house. (Photo: Twitter I ANI)

K'taka woes continue, Shivakumar detained in Mumbai, 2 more MLAs quit

D K Shivakumar was stopped outside hotel after MLAs shouted 'go back' slogans, section 144 imposed.

10 Jul 2019 9:46 AM

'Let Mumbai Police or any other force be deployed. Let them do their duty. We have come to meet our friends. We were born together in politics, we will die together in politics. They are our party men. We have come to meet them,' Shivakumar said. (Photo: ANI)

K'taka Congress minister Shivakumar, JD(S) MLA arrive in Mumbai to meet rebels

The security has been tightened as the disgruntled MLAs had earlier written a letter to Mumbai Commissioner of Police seeking protection.

10 Jul 2019 8:50 AM

Former Karntaka CM Siddaramaiah, KPCC chief Dinesh Gundurao, deputy CM G. Parameshwara and others stage a demonstration in Bengaluru on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Karnataka crisis rocks Parliament again

Rahul Gandhi joins Congress members in raising slogans.

10 Jul 2019 2:48 AM

The strength of the ruling coalition in Karnataka has come down to 105, which is eight short of the half-way mark of 113. (Photo: File)

Congress gives adjournment motion notice in LS over Karnataka crisis

The party has charged the BJP with conspiracy to topple the Congress-JD(S) government.

09 Jul 2019 11:25 AM

JD(S) MLAs in a bus leave a hotel in Bengaluru on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Karnataka crisis: All 30 ministers quit for Cabinet rejig

Speaker K. Ramesh Kumar is likely to consider the 15 MLAs’ resignations today. A CLP meet is also scheduled today.

09 Jul 2019 2:18 AM

'For the larger interest of the party, yesterday and today, we had detailed discussions with senior leaders and ministers. Today morning, we met the ministers. In the prevailing condition, the ministers themselves voluntarily resigned ministership as far as the Congress ministers are concerned,' Venugopal said after the meeting. (Photo: File)

Congress ministers in K'taka resign voluntarily to enable cabinet reshuffle

This decision was taken at a breakfast meeting of Congress ministers at Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara's residence here.

08 Jul 2019 3:35 PM

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