Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) A purported audio clip allegedly featuring former Karnataka Chief Minister and former Union Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda discussing the removal of B.Y. Vijayendra as the Karnataka BJP President has gone viral on social media, triggering a fresh political controversy and fuelling speculation over internal differences within the state BJP unit.In the purported audio, a voice that is claimed to be that of Sadananda Gowda is heard suggesting that Vijayendra should be remov…
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Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Saturday said it is a matter of pride that Nadaprabhu Kempegowda’s vision and contributions have made Bengaluru a city recognised not only across India but also internationally.He was speaking after felicitating social worker R.P. Ravishankar at the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations organised by the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Pratishthana at the Kempegowda Border Tower Park in Sadashivanagar.Vijayendra said the fact t…
Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday locked horns over the proposed Bidadi Township project, trading accusations over its origins, implementation and the acquisition of agricultural land for industrial development. While Shivakumar described Kumaraswamy as the “architect” of the project and accused him of changing his stand, the Union Minister defended his opposition to the current proposal, saying that fertile agricul…
Bengaluru, June 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday said the party has taken the issue of cross-voting by some BJP MLAs in the Legislative Council elections seriously and warned that those responsible would face disciplinary action. He also sought a meeting with the party’s National President Nitin Nabin over the issue. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said he had sought an appointment with the BJP national president to discuss the developments sur…
Bengaluru, June 10 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, congratulating him on completing what he described as 4,399 consecutive days in office and becoming the “longest-serving elected Prime Minister” in India’s history.Taking to social media, Yediyurappa stated, “Today marks a historic milestone in Bharat’s democratic journey as Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji becomes the longest-serving elected P…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the Rajya Sabha and Karnataka Legislative Council elections filed their nomination papers at Vidhana Soudha on Monday in the presence of senior party leaders.Prof. M. Nagaraj, the BJP’s candidate for the Rajya Sabha election from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, along with party candidates Lingaraj Patil and Raghu Kautilya for the Legislative Council seats, submitted their nominations.Senior leaders, including BJP stat…
Bengaluru, May 29 (IANS) A day after Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister, former CM and veteran Congress leader Veerappa Moily asserted that there is no question of the former feeling aggrieved for stepping down since the party has always given him “due respect and privilege”.Speaking to IANS, Moily said: “He (Siddaramaiah) served as Chief Minister for practically two terms, since there were only two years left in one of them. It was only after he joined the Congress that he became…
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, regarded as the Congress’s tallest mass leader in recent times, submitted his resignation to the Governor at Lok Bhavan here on Thursday, bringing an end to his tenure as the state’s longest-serving Chief Minister.The development also brought the curtain down on weeks of intense political drama and speculation surrounding a possible leadership change in Karnataka. Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation to the Governor’s Secretar…
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Karnataka BJP president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Saturday night welcomed BJP national president Nitin Nabin at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.The BJP leaders, along with party office-bearers and workers, received Nitin Nabin upon his arrival in the city.State co-incharge Sudhakar Reddy, Assembly Deputy Chief Whip Doddanagoud…
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President B.Y. Vijayendra said on Saturday that Nitin Nabin will arrive in Bengaluru late evening on his first visit to the state after assuming charge as the party President. Speaking to reporters at the state BJP office in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that Nabin’s visit would include meetings with senior party leaders, legislators, and party workers.According to Vijayendra, the BJP President will visit former Karnataka Chief Ministe…