The lone BSP minister in the JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka N Mahesh quit his position on Thursday, 11 October, citing personal reasons, but said he would continue to support the ruling coalition.
Speaking to reporters after submitting his resignation to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, the minister for primary and secondary education said he quit to focus more on his Assembly constituency Kollegal and to strengthen his party ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
“There had been a campaign against me in my constituency that I have camped in Bengaluru and was not focusing on Kollegal. Also, there was a need to strengthen the party base ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.”N Mahesh