karnataka politics

Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met some of his cabinet colleagues for dinner on Monday, sparking speculation amid the ongoing power struggle within the ruling Congress over the leadership change issue.According to official sources, about 14 ministers were present at...

On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of "disrespecting democracy" after the Assembly Speaker, U.T. Khader, adjourned the state Assembly when state ministers allegedly failed to provide written replies to questions raised by opposition MLAs...

Bengaluru, March 16 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called upon the women members of the Congress party to play a crucial role in the party’s victory in the by-elections for the Bagalkote and Davanagere South constituencies.He was speaking on Monday at an executive meeting and...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs, who are staying at a resort near here, as part of the BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned...

Bengaluru, March 15 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar accused the BJP on Sunday of attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha who were staying at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, and that two of those caught had confessed to trying to carry out "Operation Lotus"...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two people were arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs, who are staying in a resort near here, as part of BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned "Operation...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs who are staying at a resort near here as part of the BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned...

Bagalkote (Karnataka), March 14 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar appealed to the people on Saturday to once again bless the Congress government in the upcoming by-elections, stating that the government has been implementing welfare programs for the...

Bengaluru, March 14 Taking a dig at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for asking the people of his Varuna assembly segment to support and nurture his son Yathindra, just as they did to him, senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Saturday asked whether this was a monarchy to announce a successor.The...

Bengaluru, March 14 – The Karnataka BJP warned on Saturday that including citizens from Pakistan and Bangladesh on the voter list would pose a serious threat to the country’s national security.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, R. Ashoka, the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka...

Bagalkote (Karnataka), March 14 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Saturday that the Congress is ready for the upcoming by-elections to the Bagalkote and Davangere South Assembly constituencies.The by-elections for the Bagalkote and Davanagere South assembly constituencies have...

Bengaluru, March 13 Responding to the Odisha MLAs staying at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru in view of the Rajya Sabha poll, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Friday lashed out at the BJP, stating that the party is the “architect of Operation...

Mysuru, March 13 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that he will remain in politics until his "last breath," and will continue to serve the people as much as he can.He also appealed to the people of his Varuna assembly segment here to support and nurture his son and Congress...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar alleged on Friday that the BJP is pressuring Congress MLAs from Odisha and offering them lucrative incentives to cross-vote in favor of its Rajya Sabha candidate, amid fears of "Operation Lotus".Shivakumar, who is the head of...

Bhubaneswar/ Bengaluru, March 13 The opposition Congress in Odisha has moved eight of its MLAs to Karnataka amid concerns about cross-voting in the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections, party leaders said on Friday.The state's main opposition BJD, on the other hand, has asked all its legislators to...

Bengaluru, March 13 The Congress has moved a group of its legislators from Odisha to Bengaluru ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16, amid apprehensions of cross-voting.According to Congress sources, around eight MLAs from the party’s Odisha unit were flown from Bhubaneswar...

Bengaluru, March 13 The Congress has moved a group of its MLAs from Odisha to Bengaluru ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16, amid concerns about cross-voting.According to Congress sources, around eight MLAs from the party's Odisha unit were flown from Bhubaneswar to...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar hosted a dinner party at a five-star hotel in the city on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of six years as the Congress state president.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his cabinet colleagues, and many MLAs attended the dinner...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who recently presented his record 17th budget as the state's finance minister, recalled on Tuesday that he first took on the responsibility in 1994 at the insistence of then CM H D Deve Gowda.Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, he...

Bengaluru, March 10 Opposition BJP leaders criticized Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, questioning his absence during the pre-budget meetings and his silence on the state budget presented by CM Siddaramaiah last week.Leader of Opposition R Ashoka and...