Panaji: K'taka Crisis - Dissident MLAs Given Deadline
Panaji, Oct 9 (PTI) BJP emissaries have set a deadline for dissident Karnataka legislators to decide whether they want to continue with the Yeddyurappa government till 1 PM today.
"The talks are positive. They have been given a deadline to convey about their support to the government by 12.30 pm or one," BJP MP, Sripad Naik, who is a member of the troubleshooting team, told PTI.
Naik said most of the things including re-allotting ministerial berths to three dropped ministers and cabinet minister status to an independent legislator have been agreed upon.
"Now there are several minor issues which are being settled," he said.
In all, 14 dissident legislators including nine BJP lawmakers are holed up in a five-star hotel in Benaulim village in South Goa, 50 kms away from Panaji.