Elections are months away in Karnataka and the ruling BJP faces a January deadline to increase quota for the Vokkaliga community in jobs and education.
'I am ready to cooperate but the timing of this summon and the harassment I am put through, is coming in the way of discharging my constitutional and political duties'
In Karnataka, three seats have gone to the BJP and one to the Congress. HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular is out, sources said. A closely watched contest marked with cross-voting and defections was held on 16 seats across four states.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday permitted Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who is on bail in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate, to travel to United Arab Emirates toattend an event.
The Congress cannot be united without the Gandhi family, the party's top firefighter DK Shivakumar said on Thursday, defending the leadership after a humiliating 0/5 loss in state elections that have renewed criticism of the leadership.