Don’t want to discuss anything about politics: HDK

Team Udayavani, Jul 8, 2019, 4:06 PM IST

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Bengaluru: Amid the deepening crisis in the state Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said, “I don’t have any kind of anxiety about the present political development. I don’t want to discuss anything about politics.”

However, Chief Minister’s Office said on Twitter, “All JD(S) ministers have also resigned like the 21 Congress ministers who have submitted their resignations. The Cabinet will be reshuffled at the earliest.”

All ministers from #JDS have submitted their resignations just like the 21 ministers from #Congress.
Cabinet reshuffle will happen soon.

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) July 8, 2019

All nine JD(S) ministers in Karnataka have submitted their resignations to facilitate a cabinet reshuffle, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s office said on Monday. Their resignations came shortly after 21 ministers of coalition partner Congress quit the cabinet.

The crisis in Karnataka was triggered by the resignation of 13 MLAs of the ruling coalition.

The JD(S) share in the cabinet is 12, including the chief minister, while that of the Congress is 22, including independent R Shankar who was inducted as minister last month under the party’s quota.