Bengaluru, May 25 : BJP members on Friday walked out of the Karnataka Assembly ahead of the trust vote moved by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in the House.

Bengaluru: "Our government is committed to waive off loans taken by farmers at Co-operative Banks, Rural Banks, and Nationalized Banks. It needs everyone's support. No organisation in the state would need to protest on the streets. Neither I Will allow you (Yeddyurappa) to form any organization, nor give you any chance to fight on the streets at this age," Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said.

Bengaluru: KR Ramesh Kumar has been unanimously elected as the new Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Bengaluru: BJP MLA Suresh Kumar, who had filed his nomination for Speaker's post on Thursday, has now informed through Twitter that he would withdraw his papers.

Former chief minister and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa was elected as the Opposition Leader in the Assembly here on Thursday.

The United Forum Of Banks Union has called for all India bank strike on  May 30 and 31 demanding revision of salaries of bank officials and employees.

KPCC Legal Cell has lodged a complaint against six persons of the BJP including party state president BS Yeddyurappa and MLA B Sriramulu for inducing the MLAs to support the BJP during the floor test in the Assembly.

When Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar went to the office of the Legislative Council Chairman DH Shankaramurthy on Thursday to tender his resignation to the MLC post following his oath as the DyCM, Shankaramurthy refused to accept his resignation and sent him back.