Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur has sent a comprehensive report to President Pratibha Patil on the political situation in the state.
'The legal and other aspects of the matter are under consideration and further report will be sent shortly,' a Raj Bhavan press statement said on Wednesday night.
The Governor's report comes four days after the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (S) staked a claim to form a coalition government. Congress has been pushing for dissolution of the assembly and holding of fresh elections.
It is learnt that the Governor in his status report apprising the President, has referred to the petitions received by him from political leaders since October 7, the day BJP withdrew support to the JDS-led government.
He has also mentioned the requests by political parties and leaders, including former Prime Minister and JDS supreme H D Deve Gowda and Congress, seeking immediate dissolution of the state assembly after the JDS-led government resigned.
Sources said the report also pointed to the re-union by JDS and BJP, which staked claim to form the government, citing their numerical strength of 129 MLAs.
The Governor has annexed copies of the advertisements by BJP and JDS, after they parted ways earlier this month, accusing each other on transfer of power issue, which led to the collapse of their 20-month-old government.
Wednesday's public protest organised by the BJP in the city and in parts of the state, denouncing the Governor's 'delay' in inviting the saffron party to form government, also finds a mention in Thakur's report, sources said.
The sources, however, refused to indicate whether and when the Governor would send another report.
