India, June 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday staged a protest at the steps of Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha, condemning the Congress-led Karnataka government over the recent stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL victory celebrations.

Senior BJP leaders, including Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition R Ashok and MLA Prabhu Bhamla Chavan, led the demonstration. Holding the state's top leadership directly responsible for the tragedy, the BJP demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and Home Minister G Parameshwara.

"The real culprits are the Chief Minister, the Deputy CM, and the Home Minister. All three should...