Bengaluru, Feb. 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday continued its overnight protest inside the Vidhana Soudha, with Karnataka Leader of Opposition R Ashoka and party MLAs spending the night within the Assembly premises as part of their agitation against the Congress government.

The protest, which began a day earlier, entered its second day with BJP legislators being seen taking a morning walk inside the Assembly complex.

The BJP leaders are demanding the resignation of Excise Minister RB Timmapur, alleging large-scale corruption in the Excise Department.

Party MLAs staged a sit-in inside the Vidhana Soudha, accusing the government of shielding the minister despite what they claim is substantial evidence of irregularities...