Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Nov 13: The 17 disqualified MLAs of Congress and JD (S), whose mass resignations led to the collapse of the coalition government, are likely join BJP on Thursday or Friday.
It is almost sure that some of the disqualified MLAs will contest in the bypolls that are slated to be held next month. It has to be decided whether these MLAs will join BJP at New Delhi or Bengaluru.
Chief minister Yediyurappa is at Dhavalagiri till 3 pm of Wednesday due to the Supreme Court verdict on the disqualified MLAs. The meeting of BJP Core Committee will be held in the evening of Wednesday and a decision with regards to the joining of disqualified MLAs to BJP will be decided in that meeting.
Disqualified MLAs (file photo)
Supreme Court in its verdict said, "The decision of the then Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar of disqualifying the 17 rebel MLAs is correct. However, making them ineligible for the entire term of the legislative assembly is wrong. The disqualified MLAs cannot assume any position of power now. However, they can contest in the by elections."
It is being said that if the BJP high command gives the permission to the disqualified MLAs to join the party in New Delhi, then they will join the party in the capital of the country itself.