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Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge too blamed BJP. "The (BJP-led) Centre is directly involved in the turmoil. The BJP is trying to kill democracy. The Congress will not tolerate it," he said. Meanwhile, other Congress leaders exuded confidence that they would survive the crisis.

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"Everything is OK. Wait for some time and you will get good news," said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president Eshwar Khandre. When asked if the coalition government will run smoothly, he said: "Yes, it will run."

Another Congress leader, HK Patil, said that the party leaders are talking to MLAs who were "unhappy."

'Not aware of dissident MLAs in Mumbai'

The Maharashtra BJP claimed on Sunday that it was not aware of the presence of 10 dissident MLAs from Karnataka in Mumbai, even as a saffron party leader was spotted at a hotel where the legislators are put up. Maharashtra BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye said, "We have nothing to do with the developments."

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