Karnataka floor test deferred amid high drama, BJP plans night-long protest

20 MLAs didn't turn up; Assembly sleepover for BJP members in protest of the delay

The Karnataka Assembly, which took up the trust vote moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday, was adjourned until Friday morning after a day of high drama, which involved 20 legislators of the ruling coalition not turning up in the House. These 20 MLAs included the 12 currently staying at a hotel in Mumbai.

Governor Vajubhai Vala’s advice earlier in the day to Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to complete the trust vote process by Thursday evening went unheeded as Deputy Speaker Krishna Reddy adjourned the Assembly for the day amid incessant slogan-shouting by Congress legislators.