MLAs backing K'taka CM Gowda threaten to pull down govt

If the B S Yeddyurappa camp has once again managed to shake the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka with the resignation of nine ministers, state Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda's camp is not willing to be bullied either.

Anand Asnotikar, an MLA in the Gowda camp, has threatened to pull down the government if the chief minister is changed as demanded by the Yeddyurappa-led faction.

Speaking to the media he said that he and ten others will quit the

BJP if the leader is changed.

It requires 113 MLAs to form the government but 10 of us quitting the party means its curtains for the government, he said.

He also said that they would resign on Saturday itself if there was any move to sack Gowda.

Meanwhile, state BJP in charge Dharmendra Pradhan has just arrived in Bengaluru and is headed for talks with the warring factions.

He will speak to Yeddyurappa and Gowda to ensure that there is a resolution to the problem.