227: Resignations & Resorts: What is Happening in Karnataka Politics?

On 17 July, it's already been a month since the ruling JD(s)-Congress government turned, in what we say in political terms, unstable. In a nutshell, 16 rebel MLAs had resigned and withdrawn their support to the coalition government. 15 of them landed at the Supreme Court's doorsteps accusing the Karnataka Assembly speaker of not accepting their resignation. Then the court decided two things –– First, the Speaker is free to decide on the resignations, in a time-frame he wants to. And second, that the rebels don't have to attend the assembly session. How did we get here? And what does the apex court ruling even mean? To understand all this tune in to The Big Story! Also Read: Unstable Since 1979: Looking Back At Karnataka’s Political Crises (https://www.thequint.com/news/india/karnataka-political-crisis-9-crises-in-5-decades-story-of-karnatakas-political-instability)