Sharmila’s meeting with Karnataka Congress chief sets off speculations
Speculation is rife in political circles that YSRTP is keen on an alliance or a merger with the Congress ahead of Assembly elections in Telangana.
Speculation is rife in political circles that YSRTP is keen on an alliance or a merger with the Congress ahead of Assembly elections in Telangana.
Kharge is also expected to hold a meeting with Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar who are frontrunners for the chief minister's post.
The early trends for Karnataka assembly election results showed Congress crossing the halfway mark, and Siddaramaiah leading from the Varuna constituency.
Karnataka Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar said on Tuesday that with former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and ex-Deputy CM Lakshman Savadi joining, the party would win 150 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Experts say that Kharge had come very close to becoming the CM in Karnataka thrice in 1999, 2004 and 2013, but narrowly missed the opportunity
“If the Central government can hand over the Bofors scam that took place in 1989 to a Joint Session Committee in 2021, why is the BJP quiet in this case?”
The two leaders are at loggerheads over various issues and the rift has widened when Shivakumar snubbed Siddaramaiah supporters when they projected him as the next chief minister of Karnataka.
In a damage control exercise, state chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday directed the KSRTC to charge only single fare for ferrying the migrant labourers to their home and not to charge to and fro, as the state would bear its operational cost.
The BJP has slammed Congress leader DK Shivakumar for sponsoring statue of Jesus Christ in his constituency, terming it 'appeasement politics' to toady up to Sonia Gandhi.
Taking the responsibility for the defeat, Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao also resigned from the post of party's Karnataka State President.