Bengaluru: BJP State President and Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday slammed the Cong-JD(S) coalition government for staying in power even as they are falling short of the number and majority mark.

Speaking at a private resort in Bengaluru, Yeddyurappa said “If they have any morality, Kumaraswamy should resign and they should let those who have the numbers to form the government in the state”.

Adding that the BJP would seek the trust vote on Monday Yeddyurappa further added that the government was not obeying instructions given by the governor.

“Several parts of the state is hit by drought, they are not even bothered about it” he said.

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Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.

The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.

Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.

Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.

The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.

They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).