Bengaluru, Aug. 27 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday clarified that Minister B. Nagendra had already submitted his resignation in the past following the party's instructions, dismissing fresh developments as "opposition tactics."

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Shivakumar clarified, saying, "It's all done by the opposition parties. B Nagendra, on our order, gave his resignation before. Let's see; there is no such thing at present," the CM stated.

The re-induction of B Nagendra into the Karnataka Cabinet has triggered intense legislative chaos and opposition backlash. The minister faces severe money-laundering allegations involving the alleged theft of nearly Rs 90 crore from the Maharshi Valmiki Schedule...