Forest Minister Satish Jarkiholi said here on Tuesday that the resignation of two or three MLAs would not make any difference to the JD(S)-Congress alliance government. “There is no exodus of Congress MLAs as some people expected or some BJP leaders hoped. Mr. Jarkiholi said there was no likelihood of Mahesh Kumathalli, MLA, resigning immediately. “He is a follower of Ramesh Jarkiholi. ‘Not valid’He pointed out that his brother and MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi has sent his resignation by fax and it is not valid.

Source: The Hindu July 02, 2019 17:17 UTC