Karnataka Assembly Floor Test Live Updates: HD Kumaraswamy's Coalition Government Loses Trust Vote In Karnataka Assembly

Karnataka Coalition Falls: Congress, HD Kumaraswamy Promise Strong Action Against Rebels
The Congress and HD Kumaraswamy, whose government in Karnataka crashed in the test of strength in the state assembly today, have promised strong action against the rebels who brought it down. All 16 rebels - 13 from the Congress and 3 from Mr Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular who resigned earlier this month, pushing the government into minority -- will be disqualified, the leaders have said."

Karnataka Coalition Falls: Congress Blames BJP Horse Trading For Karnataka Loss
The Congress, which lost one more state under its belt today as the Karnataka government crashed in the trust vote in the state assembly, said it was the result of the "unscrupulous political horse trading of BJP". The party, however, declared it a "moral victory" and promised to hold nationwide protests against the "immoral, blatant and brazen political destabilization carried out by the BJP"."

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Statement Issued by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal:
Political morality and basic democratic values got defeated by the unscrupulous political horse trading of BJP in Karnataka.

The sabotage of a duly elected government in Karnataka carried out by the BJP is one of the most heinous and subversive instances of blatant political horse tradings the country has ever witnessed.

The coalition government was brought down by the nefarious joint efforts of the Central Government, Governor, State Government of Maharashtra and Central BJP leadership. BJP carried out this political drama by offering huge amounts of black money and ministerial berths to the defected MLAs. Along with this, the BJP also misused central agencies like Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax for black mailing and coercing MLAs. BJP has carried out one of the biggest political subversion and hawala transaction to destabilize the coalition government in Karnataka. Video evidences of BJP leaders offering money to the defected MLAs for destabilising the coalition government and carrying out political horse trading was clearly brought out in the legislative assembly.

The Congress party and JD(S) fought on the floor of the house, in the Honourable Supreme Court as well as in the streets to uphold the democratic mores and values. All MLAs who stood with the party and workers who fought for upholding political morality in the state deserve a huge respect. Although BJP could get an upper hand in the legislative assembly in terms of the number of MLAs, the Congress-JD(S) had earned the moral victory.

Siddaramaiah speaks to ANI after trust vote:
"Some of our Cong MLAs-- 15-16 MLAs violated the whip by not attending the proceedings of the House. They are therefore liable to be disqualified."

Congress's Siddaramaiah, in a series of tweets, attacked the BJP before the trust vote:

Karnataka's HD Kumaraswamy Government Falls; BJP Says 'Game Of Karma'
The one-year-old coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular - teetering for weeks -- collapsed today, failing the floor test in the Karnataka assembly. The coalition cobbled up only 99 votes in comparison to the 105 votes of the BJP, which later tweeted that it was the "Game of Karma". The demand for trust vote came as 16 legislators resigned and two Independents withdrew support to the government within a fortnight. The trust vote -- pending since Friday - was held this evening after a lengthy back and forth. State capital Bengaluru has been placed under prohibitory orders banning large gatherings after the northern part of the city witnessed a clash between the Congress and the BJP workers over the two independent lawmakers who switched sides."

"Don't expect a man who disrespected the people's mandate to respect constitutional bodies. For HD Kumaraswamy and Congress all that it matter is the greed for power," Karnataka BJP tweeted.

BREAKING: HD Kumaraswamy's coalition government in Karnataka fails trust vote in assembly.

Speaker asks for result sheet.  Votes being calculated by the office.  

Counting of votes for and against going on now in the Vidhana Soudha.

To save the dignity of the chair, I won't participate in the voting unless there is a tie, says the Speaker.

Deputy speaker's vote being counted in assembly.

HD Kumaraswamy on people moving camps: "Their betrayal will not be entertained"

Speaker: Will you take these people into the party?

HD Kumaraswamy: No their betrayal will not be entertained

Karnataka Speaker on the crisis:

Karnataka Crisis: Drama Before Trust Vote: BJP, Congress Workers Clash Over Kidnap Bid
Supporters of the Congress and the BJP came to blows as the workers ruling coalition attempted to take away two Independents to the state assembly ahead of the trust vote that the government is facing."