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Prove majority before 6 pm today: Karnataka Governor tells CM Kumaraswamy

Deepening the political crisis in Karnataka, the Governor's 1.30 pm Friday deadline for CM Kumaraswamy to prove his majority ended without the Assembly taking up the voting on the motion of confidence

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy speaks during the assembly session at Vidhana Soudha.  Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar is also seen.  Photo: PTI
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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy speaks during the assembly session at Vidhana Soudha. Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar is also seen. Photo: PTI

BS Web Team | Agencies New Delhi
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on Friday sent a letter to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and asked him to prove his majority before 6 pm Friday, reported news agency ANI.  

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Congress moved the Supreme Court on Friday, contending that its July 17 order on the resignation of 15 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs was coming in the way of the party issuing whip to its legislators in the ongoing trust vote. 

The application filed by Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao sought clarification on the order, which said the 15 rebel MLAs cannot be compelled to participate in the ongoing