Dramatic events are set to unfold in Karnataka's political theatre on Wednesday, with the Supreme Court expected to decide on the resignation pleas of 10 rebel MLAs, who will decide the fate of the HD Kumaraswamy government. The bench said that had the Speaker acted in time, the legislators would not have approached the SC. The judges said, "The Speaker should decide resignation at the earliest and take up disqualification. Singhvi said that at present the Speaker has been restrained by the apex court from disposing of the resignation and disqualification pleas. If the resignation is decided first, the rebel MLAs can join the BJP-led government as ministers but if disqualified, they will lose this opportunity.

Source: dna July 17, 2019 00:00 UTC