Karnataka floor test Live Updates: The political drama in Karnataka will likely reach its climax Thursday as the H D Kumaraswamy government faces a floor test in the state legislative Assembly. The trust vote comes after a spate of resignations by MLAs from the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition government since July 6. If the Speaker accepts their resignations or disqualifies them from the House, the number of MLAs in the ruling coalition will fall below 113, the required number to prove majority. The Congress, meanwhile, issued a whip to all its MLAs, including the 16 who resigned, to attend the trust vote as well as a separate whip to vote for the coalition. With 16 MLAs resigning, the strength of the coalition is likely to fall to 101 from 117.

Source: Indian Express July 18, 2019 03:51 UTC