AMID THE ONGOING KARNATAKA CRISIS KARNATAKA BJP PRESIDENT BS YEDDYURAPPA TODAY SAID THAT THE OPPOSITION IS READY FOR A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION,THIS COMES A DAY AFTER CHIEF MINISTER HD KUMARASWAMY MADE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY THAT HE WOULD SEEK A TRUST VOTE.MEANWHILE, SENIOR CONGRESS LEADERS BEGAN BACK-CHANNEL NEGOTIATION TO PERSUADE THE DISGRUNTLED MLAs WHO HAVE RESIGNED FROM THE ASSEMBLY