Overview
- Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accepted B Nagendra’s resignation on the recommendation of Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, with the notification issued on August 29.
- Nagendra had been re-inducted into the Shivakumar cabinet on August 3 and stepped down 25 days later after sustained criticism from the opposition.
- The minister is named in Enforcement Directorate and CBI chargesheets over an alleged Rs 89 crore Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation case; the ED arrested him in July 2024 and a Bengaluru special court granted him bail in October 2024.
- Opposition protests forced the monsoon session to be cut short and the BJP has announced a 10-day padayatra from Raichur to Ballari starting September 1 to keep pressure on the government.
- The governor’s action and the CBI plea signal that formal prosecution could proceed if sanction is granted, and investigators remain active in the case.