"Siddaramaiah Must Quit": BJP After Land Scam Setback, Congress Defiant

The Congress has claimed a "conspiracy" against the Karnataka Chief Minister, with Siddaramaiah's deputy, DK Shivakumar, fully backing "my Chief Minister".

The BJP on Tuesday demanded Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resign his post. This was shortly after the High Court ruled in favour of Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot's order sanctioning the Congress leader's prosecution in the alleged MUDA land scam case.

However, Siddaramaiah's cabinet colleagues and party hit back strongly, labelling him a "'clean hand' Chief Minister" and counter-accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of plotting a "big conspiracy".

There is "no question of any resignation", Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said.