Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: 10 rebel MLAs to take oath as ministers today
Yediyurappa had earlier said that all 13 legislators who had dejected from Congress-JDS would be sworn in, however, the dynamics appear to have changed within the BJP in the state.
Feb 06, 2020, 07:54 AM ISTSupreme Court upholds disqualification of Karnataka MLAs; Key observations
The Speaker’s scope of inquiry with respect to acceptance or rejection of a resignation tendered by a member of the legislature is limited to examine whether such a resignation was tendered voluntarily or genuinely.
Nov 13, 2019, 19:34 PM ISTKarnataka CM BS Yediyurappa welcomes SC verdict on 17 Karnataka rebel MLAs, says 'we will win all seats'
The court also ruled that the Speaker's decision to bar the 17 rebel MLAs from contesting elections till 2023 was invalid. "We are upholding the order of the Speaker," said Justice Ramana while reading out the judgment. "Since we are deciding disqualification, resignation is not needed to be gone into. As such there is no doubt that disqualification has nothing to do with resignation," the court said.
Nov 13, 2019, 14:02 PM ISTSC upholds Karnataka Speaker's decision to disqualify 17 rebel MLAs, allows them to contest by-elections
The Election Commission has scheduled the bypoll for the 15 Karnataka Assembly constituencies on December 5, after postponing them once. The Karnataka bypolls were earlier slated for October 21, but it was postponed to December 5 as the case was pending in the top court.
Nov 13, 2019, 11:08 AM ISTKarnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy issues whip to JDS MLAs, rebels ahead of trust vote
Kumaraswamy warned that if MLAs do not attend the House and vote against the party whip even after attending the session on the day of the trust vote, strict action will be initiated against them.
Jul 17, 2019, 23:27 PM ISTKarnataka crisis: Ready for trust vote, fix time, CM HD Kumaraswamy tells Speaker
Kumaraswamy had on Thursday refused to quit as chief minister in light of the recent political developments and said that the ruling coalition is stable.
Jul 12, 2019, 14:34 PM ISTKarnataka crisis: SC orders status quo, to hear rebel MLAs' plea on July 16
The order was passed by a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
Jul 12, 2019, 13:44 PM IST