Karnataka Crisis Turns Speaker Vs Governor

Karnataka's Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition today ignored the governor's deadline to prove its majority by 1.30 pm and , saying it was bound to follow only the Speaker, who adjourned the house for lunch after a debate. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, in a long speech replete with allegations against the opposition BJP, accused the party of offering "Rs. 40-50 crore" to lawmakers to switch sides. On a complaint from the BJP, the governor had yesterday written to the Chief Minister: "You have lost confidence of the house." The BJP has alleged delaying tactics by the coalition, which appears to be in a minority after losing the support of 18 lawmakers over the past two weeks.