Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut calls Karnataka political turmoil 'real drama', says it was 'bound to happen'

Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday called the political turmoil in neighbouring Karnataka as “real drama” and said the “collapse” of the non-BJP government there was “bound to happen”.

The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka plunged into a crisis on Saturday, with 13 MLAs of the alliance submitting their resignation to the Speaker.

In a tweet in Hindi, Rajya Sabha MP Raut said, “The real drama begins in Karnataka. Non-BJP government is collapsing. This was bound to happen.”

While rebel JD(S) MLA A H Vishwanath told reporters in Bengaluru “14 MLAs from Congress and JD(S) have resigned”, Karnataka Assembly secretariat sources said 13 legislators had put in their papers.

The JD(S)-Congress coalition’s total strength, including those who have put in their papers, is 118 (Congress-78, JD(S)-37, BSP-1 and Independents-2), besides the Speaker. The BJP has 105 MLAs in the 224-member House.