Tag: Karnataka verdict

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

Karnataka: Congress moves SC for urgent hearing as BJP gets call to form govt

The Congress has approached Chief Justice Dipak Misra through SC registry. Party leader Abhishek Singhvi questioned the over two-week window given to the BJP to prove its majority in the House.

May 16, 2018

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

Congress backing JD(S) to keep BJP out of power: Veerappa Moily

The Congress has decided to support the JD(S) to form a government in Karnataka to keep the BJP out of power, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily said on Wednesday. Asked if it was a good move to back the H D Deve Gowda-led outfit, the former Union minister told PTI: “It’s good or not…we …

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May 16, 2018

MLAs who switch should be banned from contesting polls for 1 term: Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah was referring to the post-poll situation in Karnataka where the BJP has staked claim to form the government despite being seven short of simple majority.

May 16, 2018

What is Operation Kamala? Will BJP manage a repeat of 2008?

After 2008 state elections, when BJP was three seats short of majority to form government, former minister Gali Janardhana Reddy had worked out a method to secure the required support. The entire exercise came to be known as Operation Kamala. Read on

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

Inching closer to a Congress-mukt India, well almost

If the BJP wins the post-poll match, it will have 21st state in its kitty, ruling over 69% of India's population. And Congress will be reduced to just two states and a union territory – Punjab, Mizoram and Puducherry

May 15, 2018

BJP’s winning streak will continue: Amit Shah

Shah was addressing party workers at the party headquarters here after the BJP emerged as the single largest party in Karnataka assembly elections

May 15, 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 verdict: Kumaraswamy accepts Cong support, writes to Governor

HD Kumaraswamy, son of JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda, confirmed on Tuesday that they had accepted the support offered by the Congress to form government in the southern state. Kumaraswamy wrote a letter to the Governor Vajubhai Vala and sought his appointment between 5.30 pm and 6 pm on Tuesday evening. In the letter addressed …

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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 …

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May 15, 2018

Karnataka Verdict | Kumaraswamy stakes claim to form govt; Yeddyurappa seeks 7 days to prove majority

BS Yeddyurappa meets Governor, seeks seven days to prove majority. Former CM Siddaramaiah of the Congress says their support to JD(S) unconditional.

May 15, 2018