The Congress-JDS government in Karnataka is hanging by a thread ahead of the floor test today. The rebel MLAs have refused to yield after the Supreme Court on Wednesday held they cannot be compelled to attend the assembly session to decide the coalition's fate. head of the crucial trust vote today, the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka hangs by a thread after the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the 15 rebel MLAs cannot be compelled to participate in the proceedings of the Assembly session. The court order, which virtually sounded the death knell for Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in the battle for numbers, gave Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar the freedom to decide on the resignation of the rebel MLAs. The ruling coalition's strength in the House is 117 -- Congress 78, JD(S) 37, BSP 1, and nominated 1, besides the Speaker. With the support of the two independents, the opposition BJP has 107 MLAs in the 225-member House, including the nominated MLA and Speaker. If
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