Published 21:56 IST, July 18th 2019
Karnataka Crisis: BJP MLA Prabhu Chavan arrives at Vidhan Soudha armed with 'bedsheet and pillow'as BJP stages overnight dharna demanding floor test
Preparing for the 'overnight dharna' on Thursday, BJP MLA Prabhu Chavan was spotted arriving at the Vidhan Soudha in his night pyjamas armed with a bedsheet and pillow
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Preparing for 'overnight dharna' on Thursday, BJP MLA Prabhu Chavan was spotted arriving at Vidhan Soudha in his night pyjamas armed with a bedsheet and pillow.
Here are some more visuals of his overnight dharna:
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Meanwhile, his BJP colleagues have been undergoing a medical check-up from presumably government doctor, while staging ir overnight dharna.
video shows BJP Karnataka chief BS Yeddyurappa along with his party MLAs being checked by medical staff who are seen ting ir blood pressure levels. video also shows Speaker's secretary asking what MLAs would prefer for dinner and breakfast.
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Goverr asks to prove majority, BJP MLAs' overnight dharna
Meanwhile, Karnataka Goverr Vajubhai Vala has written a letter to Speaker asking JD(S)-Congress government to prove majority on floor of assembly (vote of confidence) by 1:30 PM on Friday.
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After Karnataka Assembly trust vote debate was postponed by Speaker to Friday 11 AM, BJP MLAs h stayed back inside state Assembly performing an overnight 'dharna' demanding that Speaker replies to Goverr's letter, demanding a floor test.
Earlier in day, amid ongoing Floor Test debate in Karnataka Assembly, Goverr Vajubhai Vala h written to Speaker Ramesh Kumar to consider holding Trust Vote of Kumaraswamy-led coalition government by end of day.
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While BJP h welcomed goverr's suggestion, Karnataka Congress MLA HK Patil said that Goverr should t interfere in proceedings of session as per constitution. Speaker n journed house for day and anunced that debate will be continued on Friday at 11 AM.
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Debate in Assembly floor
Previously in morning, while speaking on floor of House over -confidence motion debate, CM Kumaraswamy lashed out at 15 rebel MLAs over false allegations against his stable government in Supreme Court during hearing on Wednesday. During debate, Congress has also blamed BJP after pictures of ir party MLA Shrimant Patil, who h gone incommunico earlier, were found with him mitted at a hospital in Mumbai.
Responding from Mumbai, Patil has said that he h gone to Chennai for some personal work and felt some pain in chest after which he h been rushed to Mumbai. he has assured that he would return to Bengaluru on recovery.
14-months old Congress-JD(S) coalition government is on verge of collapse with numbers favouring BJP as of Thursday.
Here are numbers at present:
- BJP - 105 MLAs
- Congress-JD(S) MLAs - 100 including Ramalinga Reddy
- Speaker- 1
- Rebels MLAs- 15
- Independent- 2
- BSP MLA - 1
21:44 IST, July 18th 2019