Karnataka: Congress MLA’s reportedly looking to join BJP to fell coalition government. 

Political circles have started in Bengaluru as the JD (S)-Congress government is gearing up for cabinet expansion after the Ashada month ends on August 11,  There are speculation that there are moves to bring down HD Kumaraswamy’s 10-week-old government.

The strategy is to make Congress MLAs tender their resignation to the assembly and bring down the strength from 112 to 104 below the magic number to ensure a simple majority and pave the way for the saffron party to stake its claim to form the government.

BJP sources said the 8-10 disgruntled Congress MLAs are in touch with party leaders and even inclined to resign. These Congress MLAs are reportedly looking to join hands with the BJP to fell the coalition government.

On the other hand, Congress sources dismissed these reports as speculation is to put pressure on the high command to get cabinet berths in the Kumaraswamy government. “We won’t heed such pressure tactics,’’ a senior Congress leader said.

BS Yeddyurappa, BJP state unit chief met national party president chief Amit Shah and national general secretary Ram Lal in New Delhi on Tuesday, purportedly to seek their clearance to dislodge the coalition. BJP sources said that Shah and Lal asked Yeddyurappa not to be hasty.

Though officially they claimed that Yeddyurappa met them for preparations for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “The BJP is desperate and trying to bring down this government. They cannot bear to be out of power. They’re trying everything possible to bring down the government, but they will not succeed,”  KPCC chief Dinesh Gundurao said and also accused BJP of trying to poach Congress MLAs by luring them with power and money.

If I want, I can bring 10 BJP MLAs into the Congress. Why should I go to there?” Jarkiholi, a Congress leader said. He said that he went to Delhi to meet party leaders and he wouldn’t ditch the party at any cost.

 

SIASAT NEWS.