The Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shetter claimed that his Government enjoys majority and Governor has not asked him to prove majority. Speaking to media persons after meeting the Governor, the Chief Minister said that the Governor has informed him that 13 BJP MLAs met him and have complained that the Speaker was not available to receive their resignation letters despite prior intimation. The Chief Minister said, he conveyed the decision of the Cabinet to have Joint Session of legislature on 4th of next month and that the Governor has agreed to address the Joint Session.

On the other hand Governor H R Bharadwaj told media persons in the morning that he will ask Chief Minister to prove the majority on the floor of the House, if he finds out that the legislative strength of the ruling party has lost its majority. In another development the minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Appachu Ranjan has said that the Speaker will be back on Monday.

In an interesting development the minister for Youth affairs and Sports Appachu Ranjan, who hails from Kodagu, the hometown of Speaker K G Boppaiah told media persons in Coorg on Friday that the Speaker is on foreign tour and those MLAs desiring to resign knew about it. He has said that the tour programme was planned much earlier and all the members of the legislature knew about it. The Chairman and several other Members of legislative Council have also gone on foreign tour. He has charged that it is a deliberate attempt by the MLAs loyal to Yeddyurappa to malign the name of the Speaker.