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Topic: Karnataka crisis

Karnataka Speaker sets floor test for Congress-JD(S) govt on July 18

PTI -
The floor test will end suspense over the numbers game that has threatened the Congress-JD(S) coalition's majority after 16 MLAs submitted their resignations.

You don’t have majority & must resign immediately, Karnataka BJP tells CM Kumaraswamy

PTI -
The state BJP has demanded the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy immediately resign or seek a trust vote on Monday itself.

Struggling in Karnataka, Congress banks on its go-to man DK Shivakumar yet again

Rohini Swamy -
The party's chief troubleshooter is working round the clock to win back rebel MLAs in order to save the Congress-JDS government.

Karnataka crisis still hitting headlines, editorials focus on Modi, Dutee Chand

Tarun Krishna -
A round-up of the Hindi and Tamil newspapers opinion pages to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues.

Rebel Karnataka MLAs head to Shirdi to visit Sai Baba temple

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The MLAs have been camping in Mumbai since last Saturday after resigning and withdrawing support from the JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka.

Kumaraswamy’s brother Revanna arrives in assembly barefoot, to ‘save’ Congress-JD(S) govt

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As Kumaraswamy pins hopes on trust vote, resort politics returns to Karnataka

Rohini Swamy -
Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy told the assembly that he would move a trust motion, while SC asked Speaker not to decide on MLA disqualification yet.

Time to review anti-defection law, powers & functions of governors and speakers

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ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Supreme Court asks Karnataka Speaker to maintain status quo on MLA resignations

PTI -
A three-member bench directed the Karnataka Assembly Speaker to take no decision on the resignation and disqualification of rebel MLAs.

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy seeks trust vote, asks Speaker to set time

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Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy said he wasn't trying to cling to power and would accept the outcome of the trust vote.
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