Ramesh Jarkiholi to resign as MLA?

Bengaluru: In an audio clip of Jarkiholi and five-time legislator from Gokak which has gone viral former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has stated that he has decided to resign as MLA.

A day after being dropped from the state cabinet Ramesh Jarkiholi in the clip said that he may resign as MLA in the next few days or it may take a week or two and he is still unclear about the number of legislators who will join him. 

It is gathered that two Congress MLAs from Belagavi district and five to six-party legislators from Ballari, Raichur and Koppal may hold a meeting in Bengaluru over the next few days before quitting as MLAs.

However, the bigwigs of the Congress Party informed that none of the legislators were quitting the party.

Addressing presspersons, in Belagavi on Sunday, December 23  President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Dinesh Gundu Rao said that it is impossible to include every MLA in the cabinet. He further informed that the party leaders are in touch with party MLA B C Patil and yet to meet Ramesh Jarkiholi.