Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Home Minister under HD Kumaraswamy led coalition government MB Patil on Saturday added that two disgruntled MLAs tried contacting former CM and CLP leader Siddaramaiah.

“Two rebel MLAs tried contacting Siddaramaiah, but he did not take their calls as he is firm that the rebels will not be taken back in the party. He had clearly stated that on assembly floor too” Patil said while speaking to reporters in Vijayapura.

Patil however refused to name the two rebel MLAs who tried to contact the former CM.

Speaking of the disqualification of the three rebel MLAs by speaker Ramesh Kumar Patil said “The Supreme Court needs to uphold their disqualification orders by speaker”.

“Yediyurappa is now twilight of his political career, that’s why he could not wait to become CM comfortably, he is just too greedy about the CM’s post. If he doesn’t become CM now, he is afraid that he will be made part of the patron’s list of the party and won’t get the chance of being the CM” Patil added.

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.

In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.

Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.

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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.

The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.

In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.