Karnataka Chief Minister Kumaraswamy resigns

BANGALORE: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy resigned on Monday night after Governor Ramesh Thakur bluntly told him that he did not have the number game in his favour to pass a floor test in the state assembly.
Raj Bhavan sources said the Governor told the Chief Minister that he did not have the requisite number to prove his majority and sought to know his opinion on tendering resignation.
Getting the message from Thakur, Kumaraswamy, whose government lost the support of BJP yesterday after he refused to transfer power to the saffron party, drove from Raj Bhawan straight to the residence of his father and JD(S) H D Deve Gowda, where the party MLAs assembled to chart the future course of action.
Kumaraswamy declined to disclose details of his discussions with the Governor merely saying he had been given an "advise".
After hour-long confabulations, the JD(S) legislature party met which was followed by the resignation of the Chief Minister who had earlier said that he should be given an opportunity to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly on October 18.
Earlier in the day, with Congress finally coming out with its stand that it would have no truck with JD(S) and demanded dismissal of Kumaraswamy government saying it was reduced to a minority following withdrawal of support by BJP. It also sought imposition President's rule.
The Governor consulted constitution experts and called Kumaraswamy giving making it clear to him that he should make way.