Karnataka: Speaker's absence foils BJP rebels' plan

Yet another round of political uncertainty has engulfed Karnataka towards the fag end of the Assembly’s term. Thirteen rebel MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including two Ministers owing allegiance to the former Chief Minister and Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) president, B.S. Yeddyurappa, were ready to resign from the Assembly on Wednesday to put the Jagadish Shettar government in a tight spot ahead of the presentation of the State Budget.

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