Bengaluru: Has Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy deprived himself of a decent exit owing to his kin's unfailing belief in astrological predictions?
First, his elder sibling and PWD minister H D Revanna reportedly advised him to carry on, as astrological forecasts hinted at survival of the coalition government. Next, his father and JD (S) president H D Deve Gowda advised him to wait till Friday, the first day of monsoon session of legislature and ensure voting of the budget proposals presented by him, before meeting Governor Vajubhai Vala with his resignation letter.
Sources in JD (S) said Mr Gowda was keen to visit Sringeri and offer puja before Mr Kumaraswamy's visit. His plans, however, changed when he heard that the Shankaracharya of Sringeri Math would visit Bengaluru on Thursday. The JD (S) patriarch is likely to give his final opinion on Mr Kumaraswamy's resignation after meeting the seer on Thursday. Sources said party leaders are contemplating convincing Congress leaders about en masse resignation of legislators.
to force fresh elections as well as prevent the BJP from forming the new government, but are in a fix on whether the Governor would recommend imposition of President's rule, signaling dismissal of Mr Kumaraswamy or whether he would be able to quit on his own on Friday. They are also wary about the Supreme Court's stand on Thursday which announced it will hear a petition filed by the rebel legislators, seeking a direction to Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to accept their resignations.
