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Amid Karnataka crisis, why this Mumbai hotel took the spotlight

Amid Karnataka crisis, why this Mumbai hotel took the spotlight
Written by Siddhant Pandey
Jul 09, 2019, 05:53 pm 3 min read
Amid Karnataka crisis, why this Mumbai hotel took the spotlight

As the Karnataka government reels under a string of resignations from MLAs of the ruling Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition, an upscale hotel in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex took centerstage. About a dozen MLAs, who recently resigned from the legislative assembly, took shelter at the Sofitel Mumbai over the weekend before shifting base to an unknown location. So, what makes the Sofitel so special?

Hotel
Sofitel: A 20-minute drive from the airport

Owned by Jayesh Shah, the Sofitel witnesses frequent visits from politicians and celebrities alike. Apart from offering a host of luxury facilities and tight security, the hotel is a quick 20-minute drive away from the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport. Additionally, Shiv Sena secretary Milind Narvekar allegedly oversees the Sofitel's workers' union directly, a BJP leader told Mumbai Mirror, keeping the Congress blind to back-end deals.

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Shiv Sena-BJP held many meetings at Sofitel

Separately, a source said, "Uddhav (Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief) loves Sofitel," and the party has held many meetings with the BJP at Sofitel since 2014. Reportedly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also made reparations with Thackeray and BJP chief Amit Shah here ahead of the elections.

Rebel MLAs
Backstory: 13 Congress and JD(S) MLAs resigned on Saturday

Back to recent events, on Saturday, 13 MLAs (10 Congress and 3 JD-S) submitted their resignations and were flown to Mumbai as part of 'Operation Lotus': the name ascribed to BJP's multiple attempts to topple the state government. On Monday, Independent MLA H Nagesh and KPJP MLA R Shankar's resignations followed. Congress MLA Anand Singh had also resigned earlier this month.

Recent developments
MLAs left Sofitel on Sunday; suspected to move to Goa/Pune

After the legislators' resignations on Saturday, they were flown to Mumbai and sheltered at Sofitel. On Sunday, they left Sofitel in a bus as the Mumbai Youth Congress held a protest outside the hotel against the BJP "horse-trading" MLAs. According to reports, the MLAs are rumored to be headed for either Goa or Pune. Four legislators are reportedly at the Renaissance Hotel in Mumbai.

Congress-JDS response
Congress, JDS holding discussions over recent resignations

Meanwhile, according to The News Minute, Karnataka minister and Congress troubleshooter DK Shivakumar is trying to get four Bengaluru MLAs- Ramalinga Reddy (BTM Layout), ST Somashekar (Yeshwanthpur), Byarathu Basavaraj (KR Puram), and Munirathna (Rajarajeshwarinagar)- to retract their resignations. Shivakumar also met with the former prime minister and JD(S) veteran HD Deve Gowda as the two parties held several meetings to deal with the crisis.

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How do the MLAs' resignations serve the BJP in Karnataka?

The Congress-JD(S) alliance holds 118 out of 224 seats in the Karnataka legislative assembly. Following the rebel legislators' resignations, the alliance would have 105 seats and the majority mark would swoop to 106 from 113. The BJP also holds 105 assembly seats.

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Siddhant Pandey covers national and health news at NewsBytes. He has over five years of experience working as a multimedia journalist covering hard news in New Delhi. He was previously employed with The Indian Express and News World India and has juggled roles as a correspondent, copy editor, and video producer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
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