Bidar, Feb. 7 -- The Karnataka Legislature has passed a resolution against the controversial VB-G RAM G Act. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has immediately called the resolution illegal, setting up a potential legal and political showdown between the state and central governments.

Demands for a change in the state's chief minister have appeared within the Congress party in Karnataka. Several Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and their supporters are openly recommending that D.K. Shivakumar should take over the top post from the current CM, Siddaramaiah.

Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah, son of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, speaking to ANI, said, "This is not illegal. How, how is this illegal? The govern...