Speaker Kr Ramesh Kumar

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.

Karnataka-esque political catastrophes might be an exception if a strong anti-defection law is brought in soon

The seeds of the anti-defection law were sown much earlier — after the general elections in 1967. Back then Congress formed the government at the Centre, but its strength in Lok Sabha fell from 361 to 283 as during the year it lost control of seven state governments because the MLAs shifted their political allegiance.

Daily Bulletin: Karnataka trust vote delayed till Monday; TMC panel to meet kin of Sonbhadra victims; Assam flood toll rises to 47; day's top stories

Day after Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained and stopped from going to Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, where 10 people were gunned down this week during a clash over a land dispute, a team of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs is set to visit the families of the victims on Saturday.

Karnataka political crisis: DK Shivakumar says Congress willing to settle demands of rebel MLAs

Citing the law, DK Shivakumar observed the MLAs were elected on Congress ticket and voting against the party during a confidence motion in the Assembly would lead to loss of membership of the House.

Karnataka crisis: Day after Siddivinayak temple visit, rebel MLAs leave for Shirdi from Mumbai to offer prayers at Saibaba shrine

Rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs, who are staying at a hotel in Mumbai, left for Shirdi on Saturday morning for darshan at the famous Saibaba temple.

Karnataka, Goa political crises: Puducherry Congress to stage protest tomorrow over BJP's 'nasty political game'

The ruling Congress in Puducherry announced that it would stage a protest on Sunday against the 'nasty political game' of the BJP in Karnataka and Goa, where several party MLAs have resigned from the assembly

Karnataka political crisis: Congress leaders begin backchannel negotiations to win back rebel MLAs

Senior Congress leaders on Saturday began backchannel negotiations to persuade the disgruntled MLAs, who have resigned from the Assembly, dealing a blow to the coalition government

Karnataka political crisis: DK Shivakumar meets rebel Congress MLA MTB Nagaraj, asks him to take back resignation

Amid ongoing political turmoil in Karnataka, Congress leader DK Shivakumar visited the residence of Congress MLA and state minister MTB Nagaraj early on Saturday morning to convince him to take back his resignation

Abhishek Manu Singhvi to represent Congress tomorrow as rebel Karnataka legislators move SC against Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar

The 13-month-old Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka had slumped into crisis following the resignation of MLAs from the membership of the state Assembly on Saturday.

Karnataka political crisis: 10 rebel MLAs of Congress and JD(S) move SC, claim Speaker 'deliberately not accepting resignations'

Senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi said the rebel MLAs have already resigned from their membership of the Karnataka Assembly and wanted to contest fresh elections.