The crisis in Karnataka refuses to get over . After the HD Kumaraswamy alliance government of Congress and JD(S) lost the trust vote there appears to be a new problem of sorts . In another move that is bound to further complicate the political scenario the speaker of the Karnataka assembly K R Ramesh Kumar has disqualified three rebel Congress MLAs under the anti-defection law.

With all attention riveted on the speaker’s action, Kumar held that the resignation by the three MLAs were “not voluntary and genuiune” and therefore proceeded to disqualify them under the anti-defection law with immediate effect till the end of the term of the current House in 2023.

The speaker said he would decide on both resignations and disqualification pleas pending before him in respect of 14 other MLAs “in the next couple of days”, which may prolong the political turmoil and have a bearing on government formation.