Tag: Karnataka Assembly elections

Karnataka: Amid poaching reports, Congress, JD(S) MLAs go ‘missing’

Congress has alleged that the BJP had tried to poach some of its leaders. Some of the Congress MLAs were reportedly offered ministries in the new regime.

May 16, 2018

Karnataka verdict: BJP poaching Congress MLAs, alleges DK Shivakumar

In a high voltage drama that unfolded after the results of the Karnataka Assembly Election were declared, all three major players – BJP, Congress and JD(S) – are trying to push and stake a claim to form government. Karnataka threw a fractured verdict following which the Congress and JD(S) tried to seize the opportunity as,...

May 16, 2018

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe confident of forming BJP government in Karnataka

Bharatiya Janata Party national Vice President Vinay Sahasrabuddhe says that he is confident that Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala will respect the party’s position as the single largest one and invite it to form the government. “I am sure being the single largest party we have the rightful democratic claim on forming the government and the...

May 16, 2018

Siddaramaiah resigns after Congress defeat in Karnataka polls

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday resigned from his post after the Congress was voted out of power in the Assembly elections. He met Governor Vajubhai Vala and handed over his resignation, official sources said. As the state is headed towards a hung Assembly, the Congress announced its support to the Deve Gowda-led JD(S) to...

May 15, 2018

Uddhav Thackeray urges BJP to fight polls with ballot papers, not EVMs

With the Bharatiya Janata Party surging to lead in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the debate on the functioning of EVMs has once again gained momentum. As the BJP won 75 seats and is leading on 29 seats, the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday dared the BJP government to hold elections with ballot papers...

May 15, 2018

Congress declares support to JD(S), Siddaramaiah to meet the Governor at 5.30 pm

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad confirmed that the Congress has asked JD(S) to form the government. This evening Congress and JD(S) will go to Governor to form the government in Karnataka.

May 15, 2018

Karnataka polls: BJP Parliamentary Board to meet at 6 pm in Delhi today

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has won 15 seats and is leading in 91 so far, is marching towards full majority in the Karnataka Assembly elections. Congress has been pushed to the second place with a lead in 71 seats and victory in 2 seats. As the BJP is heading to the half-way mark, the...

May 15, 2018

‘Cash for vote’: Congress, BJP workers accused of distributing money to lure voters

In a shocking development, the workers of Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress were allegedly seen distributing cash for votes outside Nalini Raghunatha Rao degree college polling booth in South Bangalore. According to report in the India Today, while BJP was giving Rs 500 notes to lure in each voter, the Congress handed out Rs...

May 12, 2018

My mother is more Indian than many Indians I have met: Rahul Gandhi

My mother sacrificed for this country. If the PM Modi likes to abuse her, he may do so if it pleases him, says Rahul Gandhi.

May 10, 2018

Congress versus BJP is no contest in Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday compared the work done by Congress government (2013-18) and BJP government (2008-13) to conclude that there is ‘no-contest’ in Karnataka. On his official Twitter handle, Rahul Gandhi shared a picture with the caption, “In Karnataka, Congress Vs BJP is a “no contest” as this graphic shows.” The pictured, shared...

May 9, 2018

Karnataka polls: Blame game on after nearly 10,000 voter IDs recovered from Bengaluru apartment

Reacting to the major development, the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that the ruling Congress was trying to rig the polls and demanded that voting in the constituency be cancelled before the Karnataka election.

May 9, 2018

Karnataka Assembly polls is ‘clean politics vs dirty politics’ fight: Rahul Gandhi

The party has been attacking the BJP for fielding tainted mining baron Janardhan Reddy's brothers and those from his camp in the assembly elections.

May 8, 2018

Rahul leads protest against ‘skyrocketing’ fuel prices, slams PM Modi govt in video

The video claims that since 2014, the prices of the crude oil have dropped by 67 per cent yet prices have "skyrocketed", while the BJP government.

May 7, 2018

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy can’t campaign in Ballari for Karnataka polls: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, who is currently out on bail, cannot campaign in Ballari for the upcoming May 12 Assembly elections in Karnataka. According to media reports, Reddy had sought Apex Court’s permission as he wanted to campaign for his brother Somasekar Reddy, who is a BJP...

May 4, 2018

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for calling Bengaluru ‘garbage city’

  Congress President Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday saying that terming Bengaluru a ‘garbage city’ is insulting. The Gandhi scion posted a picture on Twitter and provided data on the developmental works done by the Congress and the BJP government in Karnataka. The data, collected from the Ministry of Urban development,...

May 4, 2018

Karnataka Assembly Elections | Amit Shah has a packed itinerary on Tuesday

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaigning for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections is all set to begin on Tuesday with party president Amit Shah scheduled to participate in several events and Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to hold three mega rallies. The first stop of Amit Shah on Tuesday is Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham Mutt...

May 1, 2018

PM Narendra Modi to kickstart BJP’s mega campaign in poll-bound Karnataka today

PM Modi will first reach Santhemarahalli town of Chamarajanagar district to address a rally at 11 am, after which he will make his way to Udupi in coastal Karnataka.

May 1, 2018