Taking strong exception to the alleged 'Operation lotus part 2' by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, around 58 Congress MLAs began a protest before Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening.
All the MLAs later courted arrest.The Congress MLAs led by Siddaramaiah have alleged that the BJP is trying to take into their fold MLAs from the Congress.
It was alleged that the BJP has 'managed to take into their fold' one Congress MLA, and three more are likely to join them on Wednesday.
The Congress has demanded putting an end to BJP's 'such illegal practices to save their government.'
The BJP has, however, denied all these allegations. When the BJP had first come to power in the state, it took into its fold nearly 10 MLAs from other parties and termed the process as 'Operation lotus.'
The BJP will now watch with bated breath the hearing in the Karnataka high court on Wednesaday which will decide the fate of its 11 rebel MLAs.
