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.
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