It was in 2008 that BJP came out with operation kamala. When it was 3 short of a majority and managed to circumvent the anti defection law to form the government and Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the chief minister of the state. A decade later, it looks like operation kamala 2.0 is unfolding in the southern state which is crucial for the BJP. Where it has a sizeable presence in south and its 28 mps would be crucial in 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. As we broke on Friday, there are now reports emerging of congress Mlas being holed up in Mumbai as there are efforts on to poach the lawmakers by BJP. Dramatic resort politics has begun in the past 48 hours with 14 congress Mlas, who have established lines of communication with the BJP have been lodged in Mumbai's renaissance hotel but BS Yeddyurappa has not only denied convening any operation lotus , but has suggested that the congress is making efforts to poach the BJP mlas. These mlas have now been shifted to grand Bharat hotel in Gurugram. an all out political war has broken out with congress and the JD(s) accusing the BJP of causing instability in their government but its the numbers that matter with 14 Congress Mlas willing to switch sides, it will be interesting to see how the BJP circumvents the anti defection law also what is the real game plan of the saffron party? Will it push for a no trust vote and look to form the government or push for simultaneous polls with Lok Sabha. The game of thrones in Karnataka has just begun.
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