Bengaluru: Independent MLA H Nagesh has withdrawn support from the Congress-JDS-led government in Karnataka and resigned as minister. He was scheduled to attend a breakfast meeting convened by all the ministers this morning, but instead he went to Raj Bhavan and resigned and returned from his private car. He also said in his resignation that he will support the BJP if it forms the government.

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The threat to the JDS-Congress government led by HD Kumaraswamy has deepened as a total of 13 MLAs, including Nagesh, have resigned so far. With this, the total number of rebel MLAs has gone up to 14 (one MLA had already resigned). Now, in terms of strength in the Assembly, there is a kind of tie. This is because if these resignations are admitted, the number of members in the Assembly will be 210.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 105 MLAs and will now have a 1 vote deficit for a majority. On the other hand, the speaker's vote will be crucial. So the BJP is supposed to be working on a strategy of 'look and wait now'. 

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