Bengaluru: Even as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy went into a huddle with coalition leaders in a last ditch attempt to save his 13-month old alliance government, hit by the resignations of over a dozen Congress-JD(S) MLAs, disgruntled MLAs camping in Mumbai on Sunday made it clear they will not withdraw their resignations.
The Congress-JD(S) government has plunged into a crisis, with 13 MLAs of the alliance submitting their resignations to the Speaker so far, 12 of them on Saturday. The ruling coalition, which has 118 MLAs in the 224 member assembly, faces the risk of losing its majority if the resignations are accepted.
Ten of the 13 MLAs who have resigned, are now camping at a hotel in Mumbai. "We are 10 MLAs here, 13 MLAs had submitted their resignations to the Speaker and informed the Governor. All 13 are together and there is no question of us withdrawing our resignations," one of the MLAs, S.T. Somashekar, said in Mumbai. Speaking to reporters, flanked by other MLAs who have resigned, he said, "three more MLAs- Ramalinga Reddy, Munirathna and Anand Singh will join us tomorrow."
Meanwhile, Congress leaders protested outside the hotel, accusing the BJP of luring legislators of other parties.
