Tag: Karnataka Assembly elections

Assembly elections in Karnataka on 10 May; 3-cornered contest likely

The result of the elections, scheduled to be announced on 13 May, is considered crucial as it is expected to give an indication about the mood of the people ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.     

March 29, 2023

JDS announces 93 candidates for Karnataka Assembly polls, Kumaraswamy’s son gets ticket

JDS' candidate list has been announced at a time when parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are still in deliberations for selecting candidates.

December 19, 2022

Congress to get deputy CM, speaker posts in Karnataka

Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy will take oath as the Karnataka chief minister on Wednesday. According to media reports, while the JD(S) has got the chief ministerial post, the Congress has secured two vital posts — that of the speaker and a deputy CM. It is expected that Congress president Rahul Gandhi will decide...

May 22, 2018

From kingmaker to king | All you need to know about HD Kumaraswamy

As Kumaraswamy begins his second innings as the CM of Karnataka, here is a quick look at the career of the JD(S) leader who entered politics from the film industry

May 21, 2018

Governor giving BJP 15 days to prove majority was a mockery of democracy: Rajinikanth

Joining the queue of leaders, who criticised BJP for trying to form a government in Karnataka without majority, Rajinikanth on Sunday said that Governor Vajubhai Valla’s giving 15 days to Yeddyurappa to prove majority was a mockery of democracy. “What happened in Karnataka yesterday was a win for democracy. BJP asking for some more time...

May 20, 2018

HD Kumaraswamy to meet Rahul and Sonia Gandhi in Delhi tomorrow

The swearing-in ceremony which was scheduled to take place on Monday, May 21, has been pushed to May 23 because Monday is former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary.

May 20, 2018

Those who misled PM Modi on Karnataka must be ousted: Shatrughan Sinha

BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday described the developments in Karnataka as “resounding embarrassment and loss of moral standing” for the party leadership. The actor-turned-politician took to Twitter and demanded “all those who misled Hon’ble PM, particularly those who declared victory in his presence, must be held responsible and shown the door”. “Resounding embarrassment and...

May 20, 2018

PM Modi gave consent to buy MLAs, he is the corruption: Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressed a press conference an hour after BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa tendered his resignation, alleging that the prime minister gave a free hand for buying of MLAs when BJP was in need of eight more legislators to win the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly. “PM Narendra Modi and...

May 19, 2018

Karnataka power tussle gets murkier as Congress releases another audio tape

A day after Congress accused that BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy was trying to lure Congress MLA from Raichur Rural to join the BJP, the Congress on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa was tried to poach its MLAs. The Congress released an audio tape where Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is purportedly heard trying...

May 19, 2018

SC decision on Karnataka trust vote showed Governor was at fault: Shiv Sena

The Supreme Court’s decision to slash the 15-day window given to BJP Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove majority showed Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala had favoured the saffron party and he was at fault, the Shiv Sena said on Saturday. It also alleged that BJP with its “money and muscle power”, it may win...

May 19, 2018

Karnataka floor test: Two Congress MLAs skip oath-taking, BJP has one absentee

Ahead of the crucial floor test in the Karnataka Assembly, the Congress leader DK Shivakumar addressed the media and said that he was confident of Congress-JD(S)’s majority in the House. He added that he doesn’t want to disclose the strategy. “We don’t want to disclose our strategy. We want to keep the House in order,”...

May 19, 2018

SC keeps BJP leader Bopaiah as pro tem speaker, orders live streaming of floor test

The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered that the BJP leader Bopaiah appointed by the Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Vala will remain the pro tem speaker to oversee the floor test which will be conducted at 4 pm on Saturday. As the apex court ordered live streaming of the floor test, it observed that the live...

May 19, 2018

Karnataka test: Trust vote proceedings begin with CM Yeddyurappa’s speech

His speech revolved around the plight of farmers across the state and his plans to mitigate their woes. He also said people showed faith in the BJP by giving it 104 seats in the elections

May 19, 2018

Karnataka floor test: Bopaiah’s stays pro tem speaker, proceedings to go live

The plea by both Congress and JD(S) has said that except for administering oath and conducting floor test, the pro-term Speaker should be restrained from exercising any other power.

May 19, 2018

As Speaker, KG Bopaiah saved Yeddyurappa govt in 2010

Karnataka Governor Vajubjai R Vala has appointed KG Bopaiah as the Pro Tem speaker to oversee Saturday's floor test where BJP will have to prove majority

May 18, 2018

Floor test | K’taka Governor appoints BJP MLA Bopaiah as pro tem Speaker

BJP leader Yeddyurappa, who was sworn-in as the Karnataka chief minister on Thursday, has to prove majority on Saturday, as ruled by the Supreme Court.

May 18, 2018

Karnataka power struggle: DMK leader Kanimozhi slams BJP, Yeddyurappa

In the wake of Karnataka power struggle, the DMK MP Kanimozhi on Friday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and hailed the decision given by the Supreme Court saying that it has thwarted the efforts of the BJP to derail the Constitution. Asserting that BJP leader Yeddyurappa should resign as the chief minister of...

May 18, 2018