Bengaluru: Sources also said that Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumarawamy is likely to make a graceful exit if he is not confident of winning the trust vote which he has sought in the state Assembly. His strategy is pretty simple — try to save the government by convincing the dissidents to withdraw their resignations.
If the coalition loses the numbers game, then he would very much to make his exit after making an emotional speech, said sources. In a related development, sources said former minister and Congress MLA Mr Ramalinga Reddy who has also resigned, is not ready to disclose his course of action till his meeting with the Speaker scheduled for Monday. Meanwhile, buoyed by the move of the rebel Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs not to participate in the crucial trust vote, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa has demanded that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy must resign immediately failing which a no-confidence motion will be moved against the incumbent JD(S)-Congress coalition government on Monday.
Mr Yeddyurappa while talking to reporters in the city, said as many as 15 MLAs from the JD(S) and Congress have resigned from the Assembly, and two independent lawmakers have withdrawn their support to the coalition government. So, the government has lost its majority in the 224-member House.
