2 Independents withdraw support to Karnataka's JD-S-Congress government

In a jolt to the seven-month-old Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, two Independent legislators, R. Shankar and H. Nagesh, on Tuesday said they were withdrawing support.

"I had extended support to the JD-S-Congress coalition expecting good governance, but have been disappointed," Shankar told the media.

Shankar, a legislator from Ranebennur Assembly segment in Haveri district, belongs to the regional Karnataka Pragnavantha Janata Party, while Nagesh is an Independent from Mulbagal constituency in Kolar district.