Rebel Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy has said he has decided to withdraw his resignation and will vote for the government in the floor test by Karnataka chief minister H.D. While most of the rebel MLAs have been staying in Mumbai, Reddy chose to be in the city amid reports that Congress was trying to pacify him. The party had also left him out while moving the Assembly Speaker for disqualification of the rebel MLAs, saying he was an "exception". Reddy too had maintained he would remain in Congress and he has resigned only from the Assembly. Hours ahead of the floor test on Thursday, Reddy said he would withdraw his resignation submitted to the Speaker on July 6.

Source: The Telegraph July 18, 2019 05:45 UTC