The Congress-Janta Dal(Secular) government in Karnataka is on the brink of collapse as 11 MLAs, eight from Congress and three from JD(S) have submitted their resignation to Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh. Senior Congress leaders are scheduled to meet at 6 PM in Delhi. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy who was on a trip to US, is expected to fly back to Bengaluru by Sunday.

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9:15 PM IST Congress leader and Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmad hopeful that MLAs will return. Karnataka minister Ahmad says that resignations tendered by the rebel Congress MLAs have not been accepted. Karnataka Minister & Congress leader Zameer Ahmad on resignations of Congress-JD(S) MLAs: They will come back. Where else will they go? The resignations have not been accepted yet. pic.twitter.com/spitHNEOyh — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





8:48 PM IST 10 rebel JD(S), Congress MLAs reach hotel The rebel MLAs have reached Sofitel hotel, Bandra. Mumbai: 10 #Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs arrive at Sofitel hotel pic.twitter.com/YZyFLC8Q5e — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





8:45 PM IST The 10 rebel MLAs have reached Mumbai airport. The 10 rebel MLAs have reached the Mumbai airport and are reportedly going to lodge at a resort. 10 #Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs arrive at Mumbai airport. pic.twitter.com/vGjDxMADs9 — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019 These are visuals from CSM International Airport, Mumbai 10 #Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs arrive at Mumbai airport. pic.twitter.com/y4DdrHaAMM — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





7:49 PM IST ‘Have faith that resigned MLAs from Congress will stay with us’: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge Mallikarjun Kharge is headed to Bengaluru to assess the situation. He said, he has faith that the MLAs will support the party as these MLAs have been associated with Congress for a very long time, according to ANI. There are reports that 13 MLAs of the alliance submitting their resignation to the Speaker of Karnataka assembly, according to PTI. Mallikarjun Kharge: Many of the MLAs who want to leave Congress have been associated with the party for a long time. I've faith that they'll stay with us & support the party. I'm going to Bengaluru. I'll make further comments after looking at the ground situation there.#Karnataka pic.twitter.com/2EgSY8gC0Y — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





7:32 PM IST 10 among the resigned Congress-JD(S) MLAs leave for Mumbai from Goa. MLAs Ramalinga Reddy, S.T. Somashekar, & Munirathna have stayed behind in Karnataka. These rebel MLAs had earlier reached HAL Airport, B’luru and were to board a special flight to Goa. Karnataka: 10 Congress-JD(S) MLAs have left for Mumbai. 3 Congress MLAs Ramalinga Reddy, S.T. Somashekar, & Munirathna have stayed behind. https://t.co/2DkV6Zuikx — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





7:14 PM IST ‘BJP efforts won’t denigrate India’s democracy’: Cong Spokesperson R Surjewala Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused the BJP of toppling elected Governments in Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Mizoram and said BJP has become a symbol of horse trading in India Randeep Surjewala, Congress: A new symbol of horse trading politics has emerged in the country, MODI - Mischievously Orchestrated Defections in India. pic.twitter.com/JqzLi9tFf6 — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





7:08 PM IST Congress’ Randeep Surjewala terms the resignations as ‘M.O.D.I. - Mischievously Orchestrated Defections in India’ Surjewala terms the Karnataka MLA exodus as ‘M.O.D.I. - Mischievously Orchestrated Defections in India’, according to ANI. Randeep Surjewala also accused BJP for buying MLAs, and blamed the ruling party for trying to bring down the governments across several states while speaking to the reporters. Meanwhile, KC Venugopal arrives to meet Former CM Siddaramaiah. Karnataka Congress In-charge, K.C Venugopal holds meeting with CLP Leader Siddaramaiah, KPCC Working President Eashwar Khandre, DK Shivakumar, DK Suresh and other leaders after some of the Congress-JD(S) MLAs submitted their resignations, today. https://t.co/P1n6LgnBWv — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019 The MLAs who resigned are in HAL Airport, Bengaluru and will board a special flight to Goa. #WATCH Rebel Karnataka Congress-JDS MLAs who had submitted their resignations, are at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport in Bengaluru. They will fly to Goa on a special flight. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/m2JEGb3GgI — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





6:49 PM IST ‘MLAs who resigned are on a special flight to Goa’: Congress’ rebel MLA BC Patil BC Patil, Congress’ rebel MLA, said, MLAs have boarded a special flight to Goa. BC Patil, Karnataka Congress MLA on Congress-JDS MLAs who submitted their resignations to the Speaker: MLAs are flying to Goa on a special flight. pic.twitter.com/W65A2Aogtu — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





6:48 PM IST Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal reaches Bengaluru KC Venugopal reaches the capital and will seek to take stock of the situation. Karnataka Congress In-charge, K.C Venugopal arrives in Bengaluru. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/v4xvn1yXnc — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





6:25 PM IST ‘Will explore constitutional provisions to form next government’: Karnataka BJP President BS Yeddyurappa Yeddyurappa also maintained that elections are burden on the state exchequer and the state isn’t ready for elections. He reiterated that BJP has no role in these developments, but they are closely keeping an eye. BS Yeddyurappa, BJP: We are closely watching political developments in Karnataka. One thing I can say is that people are not ready for elections. Elections are a burden on state exchequer. If situation arises we'll definitely explore constitutional provisions to form next govt. https://t.co/zaRgLiGvFl — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





6:11 PM IST ‘I tore up the resignations... I’m taking a big risk’: Congress’ DK Shivakumar Karnataka Congress leader and state minister DK shivakumar said he is ready to go behind bars and asked the MLAs to file a complaint as he tore their resignations, according to ANI. DK Shivakumar Karnataka Minister on reports that he tore the resignation letters of some of the MLAs: Why should I not? Let them file a complaint, if they want to put me behind the bars, I'm ready. I have taken a very big risk. pic.twitter.com/8ZCBAuocoR — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





6:09 PM IST Some among the resigned MLAs have reached HAL Airport, Bengaluru, according to ANI HK Kumaraswamy Karnataka JDS chief said that the government is safe for now and assured that the rebel MLAs will come back. HK Kumaraswamy Karnataka JDS chief on Congress-JDS MLAs submitting resignation to Speaker: They've put their resignations at office of Speaker, he'll take decision at an appropriate time. At present the government is safe, it's safe now. They will come back to us, no one will go. pic.twitter.com/casPzbJ8MW — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





6:07 PM IST ‘We’re concentrating on corporation polls’: Ex-PM HD Deve Gowda The former PM denied speaking to anyone about the JD(S) MLA resignations. JD(S) leader and former PM HD Deve Gowda on Congress-JD(S) MLAs submitting their resignations: I'm not going to react anything, I have not spoken anything to anybody. I'm only holding my party workers meeting just to prepare ourselves for for the corporation polls. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/gCaQq23Baj — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





5:55 PM IST ‘Hope good sense prevails ’: Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar The Congress senior leaders will meet at 6 pm in Delhi. Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar on Congress-JD(S) MLAs submitting their resignations : They are telling some small stories, this is not the story to go and resign. It is shocking for all of us, I think good sense will prevail upon them. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/xPpsOaMHnZ — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019 Karnataka Minister HD Revanna from the JD(S) has assured that he has seen such incidents earlier and he feels there is no need to react to these developments. Karnataka Minister HD Revanna on Congress-JD(S) MLAs submitting their resignations to the Speaker: We have seen these kind of situations, we don't want to react on anything. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/6mFLzRf8bh — ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2019





5:47 PM IST KC Venugopal could offer the cabinet rank to few of the angry MLAs, according to IANS The leadership crisis in Karnataka deepens and Congress general secretary KC Venugopal who was in Kerala s rushing back to the capital Bengaluru to address the sudden jolt dealt to the HDK-Congress.





5:31 PM IST KC Venugopal to rush to Bengaluru, meet former CM Siddaramaiah Congress state president Dinesh Gundu Rao is in Europe. 8 Congress MLAs who submitted their resignations are former home minister and seven-time MLA Ramalinga Reddy, Ramesh Jarkiholi, Mahesh Kumathahalli, ST Somashekhar, BA Basavaraj, BC Patil, Pratapgouda Patil, and Shivaram Hebbar. Congress’s DK Shivakumar met 3 MLAs outside the Governor’s house. Reddy, Basavaraj and Somashekhar left with him for an unknown destination to hold talks.





5:26 PM IST ‘MLAs who resigned, did so voluntarily’: AH Vishwanath These 11 resignations come a week after Congress MLA Anand Singh resigned over alleged differences with the government over the sale of mining land. Cong dissident MLA Ramalinga Reddy Reddy who quit, said he felt sidelined. “Congress working president Eshwar Khandre met me and tried to convince me. I have said in the past that I feel I’m big being sidelined and discriminated against. I have nothing against the Congress or the party high command,” he said.





5:22 PM IST Rebel JD(S) MLA claimed that 14 MLAs have quit the Karnataka Government AH Vishwanath also said that Speaker KR Ramesh assured them that a decision will be taken by Tuesday. AICC general secretary KC Venugopal is set to arrive in the city to hold talks with senior Congress leaders, including former chief minister Siddaramaiah.





5:17 PM IST ‘There’s no Operation Lotus’: Rebel JD(S) MLA AH Vishwanath Adagooru Vishwanath dismisses the resignations as a part of ‘Operation Kamala’, says senior leaders won’t fall prey to such operations. The total strength of the House would reduce to 212 if all resignations are accepted. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, with 105 MLAs, may still fall short of a simple majority by two.





5:12 PM IST ‘The Govt. didn’t take everyone into confidence’: Ex-JD(S) President Ex-JD(S) President Adagooru H Vishwanath also claimed that the coalition government failed, most notably, in the education sector. The 3 JD(S) MLAs who have quit are AH Vishwanath, who resigned as the party’s state president last month, K Gopalaiah and Narayana Gowda.





4:56 PM IST Coalition government didn’t meet the expectations of K’taka’s people: Adaguru H. Vishwanath The former state president of Karnataka JD(S) said that 14 MLAs have resigned from the Government and they have written to the speaker requesting him to accept their resignations. He also maintained that the Government did not meet the expectations of the people of Karnataka and there was friction in the government. He made these comments while addressing the media outside the Governor’s House.



