Overview

• The BJP expelled MLAs S T Somashekar and A Shivaram Hebbar for six years, citing repeated anti-party activities despite prior warnings
• Radha Mohan Das Agrawal formally invited Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to a televised debate on the BJP’s ‘chargesheet’ accusing the government of corruption and appeasement
• Karnataka’s Congress government filed a defamation suit against the BJP over newspaper advertisements outlining alleged irregularities
• Agrawal cited recent surveys predicting the BJP would win 150 to 155 seats if Assembly elections were held today
• The BJP warned that internal divisions could topple the Congress government and questioned who would succeed Siddaramaiah if he steps down