# Horatti denies forced exit, Congress-BJP set for Council clash 2026-08-10T14:02:17+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Basavaraj Horatti on Monday clarified he was not forced to resign as Karnataka Legislative Council chairman, contradicting the BJP-JD(S) narrative that the Congress had threatened him. Horatti told TOI he had decided to resign on August 14, but Chief Minister DK Shivakumar urged him to do so immediately. He submitted his resignation on August 7 and does not intend to turn it into a personal confrontation with the government. Earlier, Horatti had complained to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot that the Congress forced his resignation to make way for senior Congress MLC Saleem Ahmed. Shivakumar rejected that claim, saying Horatti agreed to resign after the Congress began collecting signatures for a no-confidence motion. The monsoon session begins August 13, and the BJP-JD(S) have accused the government of threatening Horatti, which Shivakumar called an attempt to create a constitutional crisis. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: BJP, Congress, Governor, Horatti, Karnataka, Legislative Council Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/horatti-exit-triggers-congress-bjp-council-showdown/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/horatti-exit-triggers-congress-bjp-council-showdown/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.