MTB Nagaraj on Sunday returned to Mumbai on a chartered plane and rejoined 12 other rebel MLAs of Karnataka’s ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition at a five-star hotel there.

The return came a day after he promised to return to the Congress and convince another rebel, K Sudhakar, to follow suit as the coalition faces a trust vote in the state assembly this week.

Citing the Supreme Court’s decision, Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday said that the Speaker does not have the right to disqualify any legislator.

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7:15 pm IST ‘No question of withdrawing resignation’: MTB Nagaraj Congress MLA MTB Nagaraj has told reporters in Mumbai that there is no question of him withdrawing his resignation.





6:50 pm IST If all 16 resignations are accepted, strength of assembly will become 209 The strength of the 224-member state assembly would be reduced to 209 if the 16 resignations are accepted.





6:15 pm IST Strength of House for voting will be 205 if all legislatures don’t attend session If all the 18 legislators, including 16 rebels and 2 Independents, do not attend the session, the effective strength of the House for voting will be 205, including 105 of the BJP and excluding the Speaker and the nominated member. (IANS)





5:40 pm IST BJP welcomes adjournment of House The Bharatiya Janata Party welcomed the adjournment of the House and thanked the Speaker for upholding the democratic norms, reports news agency IANS.





5:15 pm IST 105 legislators of BJP won’t attend session till trust vote is taken up Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party said its 105 legislators would not attend the session till the trust vote was taken up on Thursday.





2:55 pm IST I am helpless. I will listen to everything: Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar: I am helpless. I will listen to everything. The scales of justice are above me and I will abide by that. This house is adjourned till Thursday.





1:54 pm IST Discussion on vote of confidence to begin at 11 am on Thursday, says Siddaramaiah Discussion on vote of confidence to begin at 11 am on Thursday, says Siddaramaiah. Siddaramaiah, Congress: Discussion on vote of confidence will be taken up on Thursday at 11 am in Karnataka Assembly. pic.twitter.com/bXDJIHbGqX — ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019





1:45 pm IST BJP has sought to move no-confidence motion against Congress-JD(S) government: BJP leader C T Ravi BJP has sought to move no-confidence motion against Congress-JD(S) government: BJP leader C T Ravi, reports PTI.





12:54 pm IST Up to HD Kumaraswamy to prove to state that he enjoys majority: Suresh Kumar Suresh Kumar, BJP, at Vidhana Soudha: It’s up to Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy to prove to the state that he enjoys the majority. He has himself asked the Speaker to fix a time, first that should be done, then other business can continue. All our 105 MLAs are together. Suresh Kumar, BJP, at Vidhana Soudha: It's up to Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy to prove to the state that he enjoys the majority. He has himself asked the Speaker to fix a time, first that should be done, then other business can continue. All our 105 MLAs are together. pic.twitter.com/B5l2yGstY0 — ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019





12:48 pm IST Date for trust vote to be fixed today Date for trust vote to be fixed today. The business Advisory committee of the assembly to meet in a short while.





12:17 pm IST JD(S) MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha Bengaluru: JD(S) MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha. The Congress-JD(S) government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in the assembly on Monday. Bengaluru: JD(S) MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha. The Congress-JD(S) Government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in the assembly today. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/LDC94rhFf9 — ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019





11:40 am IST Congress-JD(S) government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in assembly today Bengaluru: Congress MLAs leave for Vidhana Soudha from Taj Vivanta hotel. The Congress-JD(S) Government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in the assembly today. Bengaluru: Congress MLAs leave for Vidhana Soudha from Taj Vivanta hotel. The Congress-JD(S) Government is demanded by BJP to prove its majority in the assembly today pic.twitter.com/AO0H8pXfXf — ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019





11:28 am IST Bengaluru: BJP MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha Bengaluru: BJP MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha. BJP has demanded CM HD Kumaraswamy to prove majority of Congress-JD(S) Government in the assembly today. Bengaluru: BJP MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha. BJP has demanded CM HD Kumaraswamy to prove majority of Congress-JD(S) Government in the assembly today #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/sBool96g7B — ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019





11:01 am IST Supreme Court agrees to hear plea of 5 more Karnataka rebel MLAs on Tuesday Supreme Court agrees to hear plea of 5 more Karnataka rebel MLAs on Tuesday along with petition of 10 legislators seeking acceptance of resignation, reports PTI.





10:53 am IST SC says it would like to hear the case tomorrow along with main petition Supreme Court said we would likely hear the case of five rebel MLAs-K Sudhakar, Roshan Baig, MTB Nagaraj, Muniratna and Anand Singh, tomorrow along with the main petition which is pending before us, reports news agency ANI.





10:49 am IST Karnataka BJP to disrupt Assembly if no trust vote The opposition BJP has decided to disrupt the Karnataka Assembly session if Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy does not move the trust vote to prove his fledgling coalition government has majority, a party official said on Monday. “Since Kumaraswamy boasted on July 12 that he would seek trust vote to prove that he still has majority, we will request the Speaker (K.R. Ramesh Kumar) to list it in the business as the only or main subject at the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting later in the day,” Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman G. Madhusudana told IANS.





10:47 am IST Mukul Rohatgi, rebel MLAs’ counsel, today mentioned before Supreme Court an application for impleadment Hearing in the matter of Karnataka rebel MLAs: Mukul Rohatgi, rebel MLAs’ counsel, today mentioned before Supreme Court an application for impleadment, reports news agency ANI.





10:40 am IST New rebel MLAs from Karnataka who have moved SC are seeking to be impleaded in tomorrow’s hearing The new rebel MLAs from Karnataka who have moved the Supreme Court are seeking to be impleaded in tomorrow’s hearing.





10:18 am IST We stand by our demand of floor test: Pralhad Joshi Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Karnataka political situation: We stand by our demand(of floor test). Behaviour of Assembly speaker & CM is highly uncalled for and unacceptable. When the MLAs have personally handed Speaker their resignations, what inquiry does he want? Parliamentary Affairs Min Pralhad Joshi on #Karnataka political situation: We stand by our demand(of floor test). Behaviour of Assembly speaker & CM is highly uncalled for & unacceptable. When the MLAs have personally handed Speaker their resignations, what inquiry does he want? pic.twitter.com/brhhYTzhR8 — ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2019



