Bengaluru, January 17: Veteran Karnataka BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa has denied the charges that BJP is trying to topple the Congress-JDS coalition government in the state and has instead accused CM HD Kumaraswamy of indulging in horse-trading. Yeddyurappa also said that the chief minister is offering money and ministerial posts to MLAs for deflecting from BJP. Karnataka Congress Faces Rebellion: DK Shivakumar Alleges Horse Trading by BJP, Accuses HD Kumaraswamy of Being Lenient.

The political drama in Karnataka played out once again after certain MLAs from the Congress were made to stay in a hotel in Mumbai and were barred excess to the media, amidst reports of BJP trying to poach MLAs from the ruling Congress-JDS coalition. The whole political row in Karnataka started after two independent MLAs resigned from Congress-JD(S) Coalition Govt and sided with the BJP. Karnataka: BJP Trying to Topple Congress-JDS Government? Here's The Number Game.

H Nagesh and R Shankar, announced the withdrawal of their support to the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state. The two legislators have cited the alleged misgovernance in the state for their decision to pull out. Karnataka Political Crisis: 2 Independent MLAs Withdraw Support From Congress-JD(S) Coalition Govt, Side With BJP.

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy Wednesday, speaking on the political crisis in the state, has said that the Congress MLAs, who are in a Mumbai hotel, are reachable to him and claimed that he is in touch with all the MLAs, even as the MLAs remained 'unreachable' for the media. Karnataka Political Crisis: CM Kumaraswamy Denies Rift in Congress-JDS Alliance, Says 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'.

The Karnataka CM added that the MLAs will come back soon. On Tuesday, attempts by media persons to sneak in a luxury hotel where some Congress MLAs from Karnataka were staying proved futile, amid talk of BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ to topple the coalition government in Karnataka.

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