Despite two directions from Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to hold the trust vote on Friday, the process got put off to Monday, with Speaker K.R. All eyes are now on the Governor’s possible moves, while the Congress-JD(S) government seems to have got another chance to hang on at least till Monday. The Governor had also sent a communiqué to the Speaker the previous day stating he desires a floor test by the end of Thursday. In his second letter to the Chief Minister, the Governor expressed suspicion that “detailed debates and discussions appear to be merely to delay the floor test.”He said, “I am receiving various reports about the attempts being made for horse-trading.

Source: The Hindu July 19, 2019 18:56 UTC