Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs under the anti-defection law, an action that reduces the majority mark in the assembly and paves the way for the newly formed BJP government to win the trust vote smoothly on Monday.

Eleven Congress and three JD(S) MLAs faced the axe from the Speaker, who pronounced his ruling two days after Yediyurappa took the oath as chief minister after the collapse of the Congress-JDS coalition government. His action would have no bearing on the fate of the BJP government, as absence of the errant MLAs would reduce the effective strength of the House, making it a smooth affair for the BJP.