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Bengaluru, April 11 Karnataka Congress Minority Department President K Abdul Jabbar announced his resignation from the post on Saturday, a day after a group of Muslim leaders accused members of their own party of "conspiring" to defeat the official candidate in Davanagere South.Jabbar, an MLC...

Bengaluru, April 10 A rift within the Karnataka Congress emerged on Friday, a day after the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the state, as a group of Muslim leaders alleged a "conspiracy" by some of their own senior party leaders to defeat the official candidate in Davanagere...

Bengaluru, April 10 – Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara expressed confidence on Friday that the Congress party would win the by-elections for two Assembly constituencies, asserting that there should be no doubt about the party’s victory.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara...

Bengaluru, April 9 The by-elections in Karnataka for two Assembly constituencies – Bagalkot and Davanagere South – where voting is in progress, saw a turnout of 54.82% and 49.66% respectively by 3 pm on Thursday.While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP...

Bengaluru, April 8 – Preparations are complete for polling in the Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies on April 9, with candidates making their final appeals to voters. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged voters to support Congress candidates, while the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Davanagere (Karnataka), April 7 – Bharatiya Janata Party MLA BP Harish has criticised Karnataka Forest and Ecology Minister Eshwar Khandre, accusing him of misleading people in Davanagere by campaigning for the Congress candidate from Davanagere South.Addressing a press conference in...

Davanagere, April 6 Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi stated that family politics has become dominant in the Davanagere South constituency and warned that it could destroy democracy.He expressed confidence that voters, who are now questioning why a...

Davanagere, April 4 – The upcoming election in the Davanagere South constituency in Karnataka will be a key indicator for the country, said Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Railways, V. Somanna, on Saturday. He asserted that the BJP candidate, Srinivas Dasakariappa, will win.Speaking...

Davanagere, April 2 – Responding to accusations of encouraging family politics while selecting candidates for by-elections, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar questioned whether there is no family politics in the BJP and JD(S).Responding to media queries in Davanagere on Thursday, when...

Davanagere (Karnataka), April 1 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah began his campaign in Davanagere on Wednesday after arriving from Bagalkot for the upcoming by-elections in the state for the two crucial Assembly constituencies.Responding to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) claims that...

Bengaluru, March 28. Questioning the Congress's strategy, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Saturday asked how long the party could maintain Muslim support by invoking fear of the BJP.Addressing the media at the BJP state office...

Bengaluru, March 27 Congress ticket aspirant Sadiq Pailwan, who was contesting in the Davanagere South Assembly by-election, announced on Friday that he was "retiring" from the contest and would work for the party and its official candidate.The Davanagere South constituency, along with the...

Bengaluru, March 27 – Following the withdrawal of Sadiq Pylwan, who had filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the Davanagere by-election, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that the Congress will win the bypolls in both Davanagere and Bagalkot.He was...

Bengaluru, March 27 – The ruling Congress party in Karnataka took steps to manage the situation in the Davanagere South Assembly segment on Friday by convincing rebel candidate Sadiq Pylwan to withdraw from the election and work for the party's official candidate.However, as the deadline for...

Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday rejected any discontent within the state Congress over the selection of a candidate for the Davanagere South bypolls, and assured that everyone would abide by the party's decision.Shivakumar, who is also the state...

Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar criticised the Central government on Friday over the reduction in fuel prices, alleging that it was politically motivated.He was responding to questions from the media near his residence in Bengaluru regarding the Centre’s...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 24: Defending the Congress decision to issue tickets to family members for by-elections in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Tuesday that every party has family politics.Speaking to the media on Tuesday at the Delhi airport and then at the...

Davanagere (Karnataka), March 23 – Congress candidate Samarth Mallikarjun filed his nomination for the Davanagere South Assembly by-election on Monday in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and other prominent leaders.The leaders...

Bengaluru, March 22 After several rounds of discussions amid stiff competition for party tickets, the Congress announced Umesh Meti and Samarth Mallikarjun as the party candidates for Assembly bypolls to Bagalkot and Davangere South assembly constituencies respectively.The bypolls were...

Bengaluru, March 22 After several rounds of discussion amid stiff competition for party tickets, the Congress on Sunday announced Umesh Meti and Samarth Mallikarjun as the party candidates for the Assembly bypolls to the Bagalkot and Davangere South assembly constituencies, respectively.The...