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Karnataka Speaker disqualifies 14 Congress, JD(S) rebel MLAs till May 2023; decision comes ahead of floor test on BS Yediyurappa govt

Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified the rest of the Congress and JD(S) rebel MLAs, even as the ex-MLAs who were disqualified last week are likely to move the Supreme Court against Kumar's decision on Monday.

BS Yediyurappa is new Karnataka CM: Winning Monday's floor test, picking new Cabinet; challenges ahead for BJP

In a surprise move on Friday morning and giving a new twist to the Karnataka political crisis, BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa staked claim to form the new government

Yediyurappa swearing-in Karnataka CM Updates: BJP leader takes oath as chief minister for the fourth time

Karnataka Politics LIVE Updates: Chief minister-designate BS Yediyurappa has arrived at Raj Bhavan and set to take oath as the chief minister for the fourth time.

Karnataka politics updates: Speaker says Independent R Shankar, two Congress legislators disqualified for current Assembly term

Karnataka news LIVE updates: Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar announced that Independent MLA R Shankar and two Congress legislators Ramesh Jarakiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli have been disqualified for the rest of the tenure of the Assembly as per the 10th Schedule of the Constitution.

Karnataka Assembly Floor Test Updates: HD Kumaraswamy is now caretaker CM; Congress blames BJP for fall of govt

Karnataka Assembly Floor Test LIVE Updates: Upon accepting HD Kumaraswamy's resignation, Governor Vajubhai Vala told him to continue as the caretaker chief minister of Karnataka till a new government takes over. Vala also told Kumaraswamy that no executive decisions can be taken during this period.

HD Kumaraswamy never had mandate to rule Karnataka; fall of Congress-JD(S) govt was inevitable

The JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka has fallen 12 days after Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy sought to move the confidence motion in the state Assembly.

Karnataka political crisis: Only option left for BJP, Congress-JD(S) rebel MLAs is no-trust motion against Speaker Ramesh

The political drama in Karnataka will resume today after the weekend break. The widespread expectation is that KR Ramesh, Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, will have written a brand new script to avoid voting in the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.

Karnataka Assembly trust vote updates: No floor test today; Speaker adjourns House till 11 am tomorrow

Karnataka Assembly trust vote LIVE Updates: The floor test will not be held on Thursday as Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar adjourned the House till 11 am on Friday.

Karnataka trust vote: Supreme Court's order on political crisis in contradiction to 10th Schedule, writes constitutional lawyer

Critiquing the Supreme Court's order on Karnataka political crisis, lawyer Gautam Bhatia argued that it is in violation of the Tenth Schedule. 'The Court’s attempted 'balance' is to give both parties freedom to act: the Speaker has the freedom to decide on the petitions, while the rebel MLAs have the freedom not to attend the proceedings of the House. However, on closer scrutiny, this balance is not a balance at all, as the second part of the order – on the issue of attending the proceedings of the House – effectively and presumptively holds the resignations to be valid until and unless the Speaker decides otherwise.'

Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy moves confidence motion in Assembly; Yeddyurappa says trust vote should be completed in a day

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy moved the confidence motion in the Assembly with the 14-month old Congress-JD(S) government headed by him hanging by a thread after a rebellion by a section of ruling coalition lawmakers.