Over the last few days, Kumar has made all efforts to ensure the coalition stays in power
The five MLAs are Anand Singh, K Sudhakar, N Nagaraj, Munirathna and Roshan Baig
Sources in JD(S) said Kumaraswamy is in direct talks with at least four Congress legislators, who have resigned, and was hopeful that they would withdraw their resignation
This is the second day in a row during the current session of Parliament that the Rajya Sabha failed to transact any business.
Rebel Cong-JD(S) MLAs fear 'threat' to life during K'tk CM's proposed visit to Mumbai hotel
Ahead of the assembly session from July 12, the speaker's decision on the resignation letters holds great value as it will decide the future of the shaky coalition government led by H D Kumaraswamy.
The year-old Congress-Janata Dal (S) coalition government in Karnataka is on the brink of collapse after the spate of resignations by the MLAs.
Opportunism is a "virtue" if it serves their self-interest
The Congress-JD(S) government has plunged into crisis with 13 MLAs of the alliance submitting their resignations to the Speaker so far
The government went into a huddle following the resignation of 13 MLAs comprising 10 Congress and three JD(S) MLAs
If the resignations are accepted, the wobbly ruling coalition will lose majority in the 224-member Assembly as its strength will come down to 104