Karnataka Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister B. Nagendra, joined by Congress Ministers, MLAs and MLCs, staged a dharna near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises in Bengaluru on 21 August 2026, demanding that BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) legislators attend the ongoing Assembly and Council sessions. (Photo: NationPress)
Congress Ministers, MLAs and MLCs gathered near the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha on 21 August 2026 to press BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) legislators to return to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council sessions, led by Minister B. Nagendra. (Photo: NationPress)
Congress Ministers, MLAs and MLCs staged a sit-in protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, on 21 August 2026, accusing BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) members of staying away from the Karnataka Assembly and Legislative Council sessions. (Photo: NationPress)
Congress lawmakers assembled at the Vidhana Soudha complex in Bengaluru on 21 August 2026, staging a dharna to urge Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (Secular) legislators to participate in both the Karnataka Assembly and Council sittings. (Photo: NationPress)
Congress Ministers, MLAs and MLCs held a dharna near the Mahatma Gandhi statue outside Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on 21 August 2026, calling on BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) legislators to end their absence from the Karnataka Assembly and Council sessions. (Photo: NationPress)