Karnataka politics again turned hot as there have been speculations about some of the MLAs of ruling coalition planning to shift loyalties. Congress leaders reached Bengaluru from Delhi to avert any kind of crisis. Details as below.
Kumaraswamy led JDS-Congress government has been surviving with slight majority in the house. BJP, with 105 members, is the single-largest party in Karnataka. However, 225 is strength of the house and magic number is 113. The ruling coalition has 117 members – 79 of the Congress, 37 for JDS and 1 for BSP. Now Kumaraswamy is planning to expand the cabinet and those aspirants who are not getting confirmation from CM are threatening to shift the loyalties.
Also in recent Lok Sabha elections, out of the 28 MP seats, BJP bagged 25 seats and there have been speculations that BJP is just waiting for the right moment to dethrone Kumaraswamy. Because of all these, political atmosphere in the state is highly volatile and people are curiously watching the political developments of the statement.
