Cong MLA admitted into Mumbai hospital

Bengaluru: Congress MLA Shrimant Patil, who was staying with other Congress legislators at The Windflower Prakruthi Resort in Bengaluru being admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after he complained of chest pain.

Shrimant Patil, who turned up in Mumbai last night is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital here. However, the reason for Patil’s visit to Mumbai is not yet known.

As many as 16 MLAs — 14 from the Congress and three from JDS — have resigned, while independent MLAs R Shankar and H Nagesh have withdrawn their support to the coalition government, putting the Kumaraswamy-led government in jitters.

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 the resignations of the 15 MLAs (12 from Congress and 3 from JDS) are accepted, the ruling coalition’s tally will plummet to 101, (excluding speaker) reducing the 14 month-old Kumaraswamy government to a minority.