Tag: Karnataka Elections 2018
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Karnataka: Yeddyurappa to form govt, will take oath at 9.30 am
According to reports, he has 15 days to prove his majority in the House. "We received a communique from the Raj Bhavan, inviting Yeddyurappa to form the government and take oath at 9.30 a.m.," BJP state unit spokesman Vamanacharya said.
May 16, 2018 -
Twitter saw over 30 lakh tweets related to Karnataka polls
BJP garnered 51% of the share of voice, while Congress registered 42% and JD-S 7% of mentions on Twitter between April 25 and May 15
May 16, 2018 -
With 37 seats, JD(S) nearly wins Karnataka
By the evening, it was apparent that Kumaraswamy, whose father is a former prime minister and staunch opponent of the BJP, could become the Chief Minister of Karnataka a second time.
May 15, 2018 -
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Chamundeshwari is no cake walk for Siddaramaiah
When chief minister Siddaramaiah went public recently to say that he had never contested from two seats in his long political career, a section of the electorate in Chamundeshwari could not have been more pleased. For, he had decided to come back to the high profile constituency from where he had started his career in …
May 3, 2018 -
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Siddaramaiah talks of Kannada pride ahead of Modi visit
Invoking Kannada pride ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind election tour of Karnataka on Wednesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked him to approve the state flag. “Complimenting Modi over his recent claim that he too is a Kannadiga, Siddaramaiah, in series of tweets late last night, also raised concerns over the alleged imposition of Hindi. …
May 2, 2018 -
Tripura CM to campaign in Karnataka Assembly elections 2018
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb would join the senior and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to campaign for the party ahead of the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections, a party leader said on Monday. “BJP President Amit Shah has asked almost all the Chief Ministers of BJP ruled states including Tripura to join the …
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April 30, 2018 -
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: PM Modi to interact with BJP candidates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact on Thursday morning with all the BJP candidates who are in the fray for the May 12 elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly. He will also interact with the state BJP office bearers and all elected representatives of the state through the Narendra Modi mobile app, according to the …
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April 25, 2018 -
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: CM Siddaramaiah files nomination from Chamundeshwari seat
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday filed his nomination to contest the ensuing state Legislative Assembly elections from Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru, an official said. “Siddaramaiah, along with his son Yathindra, visited the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills in Mysuru to pray to goddess Durga before filing his nomination,” an official from the Chief Minister’s …
April 20, 2018 -
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: BJP’s CM face Yeddyurappa files nomination
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Chief Ministerial candidate for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly polls, B.S. Yeddyurappa, on Thursday filed his nomination papers from Shikaripura Assembly segment, a party official said. “Yeddyurappa has filed his nomination from Shikaripura constituency,” the party’s state spokesman S. Shantharam told IANS here. He will be contesting from his hometown …
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April 19, 2018 -
BJP chief Amit Shah on 2-day tour of Karnataka from tomorrow
BJP president Amit Shah will be on a two-day tour of poll-bound Karnataka starting tomorrow, during which he will attend a number of meetings with party workers and hold consultation with intellectuals to seek their views on the party’s manifesto for upcoming assembly polls in the state. Shah is scheduled to attend the convention of …
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April 17, 2018 -
Karnataka Assembly election 2018: BJP releases first list of 72 candidates
The BJP on Sunday released the first list of 72 candidates to contest in the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections for the 224 seats across the southern state. “The central election committee of the party has decided the first 72 names for the ensuing Karnataka legislative assembly elections,” said the BJP in a statement released …
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April 9, 2018 -
Karnataka elections 2018: EC gets EVMs from other states
Amidst fears of the EVM malfunctioning or tampering, the Election Commission has brought in hundreds of the machines from other states for the May 12 Karnataka assembly polls, an official said. “Electronic Voting Machiness from other states, including Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh were brought to Karnataka to make up for the shortfall, as few outdated …
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April 7, 2018 -
Swaraj India to contest in Karnataka elections
Swaraj India, led by psephologist-turned-politician Yogendra Yadav, would contest in a dozen seats in the May 12 Karnataka Assembly election, said an official on Tuesday. “As a new and young party, we are making a modest beginning to contest in a dozen assembly constituencies in the state to usher in probity, transparency and accountability in …
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April 3, 2018 -
Congress to announce all candidates for Karnataka elections in single phase
The Karnataka Congress on Wednesday said all candidates for the 224-member state assembly polls will be announced in a single phase by April 15. The highly anticipated state polls are scheduled for May 12. “We will announce candidates for all 224 assembly constituencies in a single phase. As the date of election has already been …
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March 28, 2018 -
10 former JD-S leaders join Congress in Karnataka
Ten Janata Dal Secular (JD-S) members, including seven former MLAs, on Sunday joined the ruling Congress in poll-bound Karnataka. The leaders – B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, M.C. Nanaiah, N. Chaluvarayaswamy, R. Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy, H.C. Balakrishna, Bheema Naik, Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda, Iqbal Ansari, Sarovar Srinivas and B. Ramakrishna – joined the party during party chief …
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March 26, 2018 -
Scared Modi government stalling no-trust vote, mocks Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi government of stalling no-confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha against it by the party and the TDP and YSR Congress over denial of special status to Andhra Pradesh. “For the past 10 days, the Modi government is stalling the no-confidence motion as it is …
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March 26, 2018 -
Siddaramaiah presents sop-filled budget ahead of polls
Karnataka witnessed on Friday, 16 February, the last presentation of the budget by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah before the state headed for polls in two months time. Expectedly, Siddaramaiah doled out a series of schemes and policies for the benefit of the people of his state, especially farmers. He announced a Rs 2500-crore package for Bengaluru, …
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February 16, 2018