<p>Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will chair a meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday, where he is expected to discuss the next course of action amid the deepening political crisis.</p>.<p>Speculation has it that Kumaraswamy may resign after the meeting. As many as 16 MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition have tendered the resignation and two Independent MLAs have withdrawn their support, reducing the government to a minority.</p>.<p>The Cabinet meeting will be held ahead of the monsoon session of the legislature scheduled to commence July 12.</p>.<p>While drama unfolded at the Vidhana Soudha following the resignation of two more Congress MLAs, Kumaraswamy reportedly visited his father, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda’s residence and held talks.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy also issued a statement condemning the BJP, especially over the events that occurred in Mumbai and Vidhana Soudha. Kumaraswamy hit out at the BJP-led Maharashtra government for “disrespecting” ministers D K Shivakumar and G T Deve Gowda by not allowing them to meet rebel MLAs, whom Kumaraswamy claimed were held “captive”.</p>.<p>On the drama at Vidhana Soudha, Kumaraswamy said: “I’m disgusted looking at the BJP’s behaviour at Vidhana Soudha where Congress leaders were holding talks with a legislator. The way BJP leaders and workers behaved is a blackspot not only for Vidhana Soudha, but for the politics of Karnataka.”</p>
<p>Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will chair a meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday, where he is expected to discuss the next course of action amid the deepening political crisis.</p>.<p>Speculation has it that Kumaraswamy may resign after the meeting. As many as 16 MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition have tendered the resignation and two Independent MLAs have withdrawn their support, reducing the government to a minority.</p>.<p>The Cabinet meeting will be held ahead of the monsoon session of the legislature scheduled to commence July 12.</p>.<p>While drama unfolded at the Vidhana Soudha following the resignation of two more Congress MLAs, Kumaraswamy reportedly visited his father, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda’s residence and held talks.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy also issued a statement condemning the BJP, especially over the events that occurred in Mumbai and Vidhana Soudha. Kumaraswamy hit out at the BJP-led Maharashtra government for “disrespecting” ministers D K Shivakumar and G T Deve Gowda by not allowing them to meet rebel MLAs, whom Kumaraswamy claimed were held “captive”.</p>.<p>On the drama at Vidhana Soudha, Kumaraswamy said: “I’m disgusted looking at the BJP’s behaviour at Vidhana Soudha where Congress leaders were holding talks with a legislator. The way BJP leaders and workers behaved is a blackspot not only for Vidhana Soudha, but for the politics of Karnataka.”</p>