Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti resigns from his position

This came a day after Horatti said he would resign from the post, following the DK Shivakumar-led government's decision to move a no-confidence motion against him if he refused to quit.

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• Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti resigns from his position

Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Friday resigned from his position, saying he was asked by the state's ruling Congress to step down.

"I don't know why they (Congress government) asked me to resign," he said, as he informed that his resignation had already been accepted.

This came a day after Horatti said he would resign from the post, following the DK Shivakumar-led government's purported decision to move a no-confidence motion against him if he refused to quit.

Horatti met the Chief Minister late on Wednesday to discuss the move to replace him. "The ruling party wants me to resign. The Chief Minister spoke to me twice over the phone. Yesterday, he called me for a personal meeting and told me that the party high command had directed him to ask me to quit. He said that if I didn't resign, they would move a no-confidence motion against me," Horatti told reporters on Thursday.

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(With inputs from PTI)