Basavaraj Horatti Resigns as Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council

Exam-focused facts from the 9 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Basavaraj Horatti, a Congress leader, resigned as Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council on August 7, 2026.
He stated that he was asked to resign by the Congress government led by D K Shivakumar.
Horatti admitted that he was under pressure to resign ahead of the Legislative Council session beginning on August 13, 2026.
He was previously with the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on May 18, 2022.