Karnataka Mlas

Karnataka bypolls on 21 October to be deferred till Supreme Court decides on disqualified MLAs' pleas, says Election Commission

The 17 Karnataka MLAs were disqualified in July by then-Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. The three-judge bench had on Monday agreed to hear the petitions of the disqualified MLAs who are seeking to contest the upcoming bypolls.

Disqualification case of 17 Karnataka MLAs: Mukul Rohatgi tells SC bench to defer bypolls or stay ex-Speaker KR Ramesh's order

The 17 Karnataka MLAs, who were disqualified from the state Assembly earlier this year, on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to make Election Commission a party to their case

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Supreme Court to hear plea of 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs seeking to contest bypolls today

A three-judge bench, headed by justice NV Ramana, said it would hear on 25 September the plea in which the MLAs, who were disqualified in July by then Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, have sought interim relief to contest the by-elections.

Karnataka bypolls: JD(S) to give tickets to local leaders for seats vacant after disqualification of 15 MLAs; state set to vote on 21 Oct

Janata Dal (Secular) will be giving tickets to local leaders in the upcoming bypolls in 15 constituencies, stated former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy here on Monday.

Karnataka MLAs disqualification case: SC judge MM Shantanagoudar recuses himself from hearing pleas of 17 lawmakers

Supreme Court judge MM Shantanagoudar on Tuesday recused himself from hearing petitions filed by 17 disqualified MLAs of Karnataka challenging the decision of the then Speaker to disqualify them from the Assembly.

14 Karnataka ex-Congress and JD(S) MLAs move Supreme Court challenging disqualification from Assembly

Earlier, two expelled Congress leaders and an Independent leader had moved the apex court on 29 July. Three ex-JD(S) MLAs have filed a joint petition challenging the 28 July decision of disqualification by KR Ramesh Kumar, who resigned on Monday as Speaker of the House. Other ex-Congress MLAs who have approached the apex court are — Prathap Gouda Patil, BC Patil, Shivaram Hebbar, ST Somashekar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Munirathna.

Karnataka political crisis: SC refuses to urgently list plea of two Independent MLAs seeking immediate floor test

Appearing for two Independent MLAs, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said the floor test in the Karnataka Assembly is being delayed on one pretext or the other.

Karnataka political crisis: Rebel MLAs may skip confidence motion moved by HD Kumaraswamy on 18 July

Karnataka MLAs camping at a hotel in Mumbai may skip the confidence motion moved by the southern state's Chief Minister on 18 July. The MLAs staying at the Mumbai luxury hotel have submitted their resignations to the Assembly Speaker. Three to four more Karnataka MLAs are likely to switch to BJP but will not be coming to Mumbai.

Karnataka crisis: Day after hinting that he may withdraw resignation, rebel Congress MLA Nagaraj flies to Mumbai with BJP leaders

Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj had said that he intended to take a final decision on the withdrawal of his resignation after talks with Chikkaballapura MLA K Sudhakar.