Despite the mass resignation by the BJP ministers, the Janata Dal-Secular on Tuesday night asked Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy not to step down as the chief minister of Karnataka.
The meeting of the JDS legislature party, which went on till 2330 hours, urged the chief minister to continue in power until the issue was settled.
With the JDS refusing to budge and the BJP leaders tendering their resignation, the state has reached the brink of a constitutional crisis. Developments from here will be interesting. The questions that are being asked are: Will the JDS and BJP come to any sort of compromise? Will the JDS form the government with the Congress? Will Karnataka go in for mid-term polls?
During the meeting, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy is reported to have told his legislators about