Minister B. Nagendra’s announcement that he is ready to resign as MLA and seek a fresh mandate from the people appears to be a calculated attempt to take a controversy that has threatened to overshadow his political career to what he repeatedly described as the “people’s court.”

B. Nagendra may resign from the Karnataka Cabinet amid corruption allegations as Congress aims to mitigate Opposition pressure.

Karnataka minister B Nagendra resigned from his cabinet post on Friday. He stepped down to prevent embarrassment to the Congress leadership and claimed innocence. The BJP…