Karnataka Floor Test: Missing Congress MLAs reaches Assembly

Bengaluru, May 19: Congress MLAs Anand Singh and Pratap Gowda Patil were had gone missing and did not attend the swearing-in function in the Karnataka Assembly this morning.

Karnataka police chief Neelamani Raju then led a team to Goldfinch Hotel after which it became clear that the duo was indeed there. It is not yet clear if they were in the hotel on their own or if they were held captive, as claimed by some reports

Missing' Congress MLAs Anand Singh and Pratap Patil Gowda, who were traced to Goldfinch Hotel in Bengaluru, have reached the Karnataka Assembly.

Ahead of Supreme Court's Verdict, The BJP led Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa has to prove his majority in floor test at 4PM today.
BJP, with 104 seats, is seven short of the required number of 111.

The Congress with 78 MLAs, the JD(S) with 36 and three others are also individually not in a position to form the government.

Yesterday, Congress leaders had released an audio clip where BJP leader Janardhana Reddy is trying to lure Congress MLA from Raichur Rural by offering money and posts.