(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) In Depth: Karnataka MLA Disqualification and SC Verdict

Topic: Karnataka MLA Disqualification and SC Verdict

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The Supreme Court has confirmed the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs whose revolt triggered the collapse of the Janata Dal Secular-Congress government and the subsequent takeover by the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP in the state. But the court has cancelled the former Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar's decision to bar the rebel MLAs from contesting polls till 2023.

Bypolls to 15 out of 17 Karnataka assembly seats, which became vacant following the disqualification of the MLAs, are scheduled for December 5. 14 of these MLAs were from the Congress, and three from the JDS. After their disqualification the MLAs had filed petitions asking for the order to be quashed.