8 MLAs Of Karnataka's Congress-JDS Coalition Meet Speaker

Out of the eight legislators, five are from the Congress and three from Janata Dal-Secular(JD-S), according to sources.

The Speaker K.R.Ramesh Kumar, however, was not in office and the MLAs were waiting for him, sources said./ ANI IMAGE

Bengaluru: Eight MLAs from the ruling Congress-JDS coalition in Karnataka on Saturday went to meet the Speaker of the state Assembly K.R.Ramesh Kumar, triggering a buzz that they could resign.

Bengaluru: 8 Congress& 3 JDS MLAs at Assembly speaker office (earlier visuals) #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/Uzb7YY64ev

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Out of the eight legislators, five are from the Congress and three from Janata Dal-Secular(JD-S), according to sources. In the 225-member Assembly, the Congress-JDS led combine has 117 members, just four more than the required majority of 114. The Opposition BJP has 105 MLAs. If the eight MLAs of the ruling coalition resign, it will become a minority government. WATCH: 5 Congress, 3 JDS MLAs Meet Karnataka assembly Speaker, Likely To Submit Their Resignation