# Karnataka Council Chairman Horatti Says He Will Resign on August 14 2026-08-06T13:53:31+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti said he will resign on August 14 after meeting Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, The Times of India reports. Horatti alleged that the Congress was seeking control of a constitutional post before the House elected his successor. He said he would present the sequence of events to the House before stepping down. The Economic Times reported earlier that Horatti would decide after consulting BJP and JD(S) leaders. He has argued that the Council and Assembly must elect their presiding officers, rather than party leaders choosing them. Congress has nominated Saleem Ahmed for Council chairman. The 75-member Council has 39 Congress MLCs, according to The Times of India. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Basavaraj Horatti, Congress, D K Shivakumar, Karnataka, Legislative Council Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/horatti-says-karnataka-cm-asked-him-to-resign/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/horatti-says-karnataka-cm-asked-him-to-resign/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.