Yeddyurappa resigns as CM without facing trust vote

Missing Congress MLAs reach assembly ahead of floor test at 4 pm.

The Supreme Court, which had to conduct emergency hearings on the bitter power tussle in Karnataka, today apprehended that it might be forced to do it again if this legal fight is not put to rest.

Floor test at 4 pm today

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) filed complained & demanded action against BJP's Janardhan Reddy for offering hundreds of crore rupees & a minister portfolio to Raichur rural MLA Basvanagowda Daddal through telephone: ANI

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Congress MLAs leave for Bengaluru from Hyderabad&#39;s Taj Krishna hotel. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KaranatakaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KaranatakaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/L7ftLslxgL">pic.twitter.com/L7ftLslxgL</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/997529017380093952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> CM BS Yeddyurappa along with BJP MLAs leave from Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru after the meeting. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarnatakaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KarnatakaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/RzRJUnRshx">pic.twitter.com/RzRJUnRshx</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/997526341405720576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against Bopaiah's appointment as pro tem speaker tomorrow at 10.30am

I am in touch with the JD(S) MLAs so that they support BS Yeddyurappa ji tomorrow. Nobody can even dare to ask me to help them & nobody has dared to ask me as yet. Party is like my mother: Preetham Gowda, BJP

Siddaramaiah elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party at a meeting of party MLAs held in Hyderabad.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> JD(S) &amp; Congress have jointly given list of 118 MLAs to Governor. We&#39;ve sufficient strength to form Govt in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karnataka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karnataka</a>. This morning Supreme Court has given judgement on Governor&#39;s decision. For past 2 days, BJP is trying to by the MLAs of the opposition: HD Kumaraswamy, JD (S) <a href="https://t.co/pOyp1amXz3">pic.twitter.com/pOyp1amXz3</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/997504777159303168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Two MLAs have been hijacked by our BJP friends. But, I am certain that they will come back to us: HD Kumaraswamy

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Inside visuals of Congress MLAs meeting in Hyderabad&#39;s hotel Taj Krishna. In the meeting, Siddaramiah has been announced as the Congress Legislature Party leader <a href="https://t.co/c5U10cweRz">pic.twitter.com/c5U10cweRz</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/997495914569711616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Lawyers representing Congress side reach the Registrar Office of Supreme Court, seeking an urgent hearing on the appointment of KG Bopaiah as pro-tem speaker of Karnataka assembly. <a href="https://t.co/YR55gYQqnD">pic.twitter.com/YR55gYQqnD</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/997491132572557312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Congress-JDS writ petition challenging appointment of MLA KG Bopaiah as Protem Speaker filed just now in SC

Congress-JDS also seek video recording of voting in trust motion, another plea which was not accepted by SC in the morning today.

Fearing manipulation of voting during trust motion in assembly on Saturday, the post poll alliance partners seek voting by division through segregation of MLAs supporting and opposing the motion in different lobbies, a plea which was not accepted by

Congress-JDS in a fresh petition challenge selection of 'junior' MLA K G Bopaiah as pro-tem speaker of Karnataka Assembly contrary to the tradition of the post going to senior most MLA. It says Bopaiah's appointment is a blatant move to manipulate vo

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> This audio CD is one of the handiworks of Congress&#39; dirty tricks department. This is a fake CD: Prakash Javadekar on the audio, which was released by Congress, in which Janaradhana Reddy is allegedly trying to lure Congress MLA from Raichur Rural by offering him money. <a href="https://t.co/Q9NRtizuNV">pic.twitter.com/Q9NRtizuNV</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/997483954621026306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

We are in the Shangri-La hotel for the legislature meeting. We have the majority. More than what we expected. Our workers are really happy: BS Yeddyurappa

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Congress MLAs leave from Hotel Taj Krishna in Hyderabad. They will be travelling to Bengaluru. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarnatakaElections2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KarnatakaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/T9ZTJAhyV7">pic.twitter.com/T9ZTJAhyV7</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/997472686799372289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>