Karnataka floor test: Mayawati directs BSP MLA N Mahesh to support HDK govt

Speaking to reporters on Sunday morning, he said, “I will not attend the floor test tomorrow in Karnataka Assembly as per the direction of Mayawati ji”.
Karnataka floor test: Mayawati directs BSP MLA N Mahesh to support HDK govt
Karnataka floor test: Mayawati directs BSP MLA N Mahesh to support HDK govt
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In a curious turn of events, a tweet from Mayawati’s official Twitter handle on Sunday evening said that the BSP supremo has directed her party MLA to support Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in Monday’s trust vote.

This just hours after N Mahesh, the lone BSP MLA from Karnataka and formerly a minister in the Kumaraswamy cabinet, said that he would abstain from voting in Monday’s trust as directed by his party’s supremo.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday morning, he said, “I will not attend the floor test tomorrow in Karnataka Assembly as per the direction of Mayawati ji”.

Mahesh, the Kollegal MLA from Mysuru had submitted his resignation to the Governor in October 2018 as the Primary and Secondary Education Minister, following disagreements between the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress concerning seat-sharing in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh elections. But the JD(S) and BSP were the only pre-poll alliance before the May 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections and Mahesh had maintained his support for the government. 

Mahesh was among the 20 members who had missed the Karnataka Assembly session on Thursday and Friday — along with the 15 rebels MLAs, two independents, and Congress MLAs Srimant Patil and B Nagendra.In this light, some media reports have also suggested that Mahesh, who unsuccessfully contested five times before 2018, might sway towards the BJP later for the sake of his constituency’s development. 

However, till this point Mahesh’s addition to the coalition numbers does not tilt the balance in their favour with 15 rebel MLAs, two independents and another Congress MLA Srimant Patil likely to skip Monday’s Assembly proceedings.

While the much-delayed floor test set to be held on Monday is tilted in favour of the BJP, it is being speculated the top brass of the Congress and JD(S) are exploring options to prevent it. Both parties on Friday had also approached the apex court again, seeking clarity on its interim order that the court passed in the case filed by the rebel MLAs.

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