Karnataka: Umesh Jadhav, one of four Congress rebel MLAs in Karnataka submitted resignation to Karnataka Assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar today. The reason for his resignation was not immediately clear. Jadhav is a two-time MLA from the Chincholi constituency. According to Hindustan Times is expected to join the BJP soon and could be their candidate against Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He was one of four MLAs who had skipped two Congress Legislature Party meetings. The Congress had complained to Speaker Ramesh Kumar to take action against the four under anti-defection laws. However, the JD(S) coalition government had accused the BJP to lure the MLAs into the saffron party.
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