Bangalore, Oct 11

BJP Government in Karnataka wins the trust vote and Chief minister Sri B.S. Yeddyurappa continues. 106 MLAs voted in support of the Government.

Bangalore, Oct 8

 Karnataka assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah Friday served notice to 11 legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to explain why they should not be disqualified for indulging in anti-party activities.

The speaker issued the notice through the legislature secretariat after the ruling party petitioned him late Thursday to invoke the Anti-Defection Act, 1985, against the party's 14 rebels and five Independents. They submitted a joint letter to Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Wednesday withdrawing support to the government and expressing lack of confidence in the leadership of state Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa.

The legislators are - Excise Minister M.P. Renukacharya, Gopalakrishna Beluru, Anand Asnotikar, Balachandra Jarkiholi, B.N. Sarvabhouma, Bharamgowda Kage, Y. Sampangi, G.N. Nanjundaswamy, M.V. Nagaraju, Shivan Gowda Nayak and H.S. Shankaralinge Gowda.

The other charges against the rebels are - joining hands with rival Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Independents to reduce the government to minority and creating political instability in the state.

Yeddyurappa Thursday dropped Asnotikar and Jarkiholi from the council of ministers and Wednesday sacked four Independent ministers -- Agriculture Marketing & Small Scale Industries Minister Shivaraj S. Tangadagi, Textile & Sericulture Minister Venkataramanappa, Social Welfare Minister P.M. Narendra Swamy and Youth Services & Prisons Minister D. Sudhakar for revolting against his leadership.

Under the Anti-Defection Act, the dissident legislators face expulsion from the party and disqualification from contesting elections for six years if they defy the party whip and vote against the confidence motion. The chief minister will be moving to prove his majority on the floor of the legislative assembly Oct 11, as directed by the governor.

In the 225-member legislative assembly, including one nominated, the BJP has effectively 117 members, the Congress has 73, the JD-S 28 and Independents six.