New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said it had been decided at a meeting of Karnataka MPs to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Jal Shakti Minister with an all‑party delegation after the Assembly elections in various states are completed. Addressing the media on Tuesday night after a meeting with MPs from the state at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, Shivakumar said the meeting was convened to discuss irrigation issues affecting the state a…
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Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai said the opposition, out of frustration, was trying to politicise the issue of LPG. He stated that the ongoing West Asia conflict has created problems worldwide and that there will be no LPG shortage if people do not panic.Speaking at a press conference at the BJP state office on Friday, Bommai said the LPG issue exists in several states. He explained that LPG is supplied from Qatar and other Arabian countries. Si…
Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) A BJP state core committee meeting was held on Friday at the BJP state office ‘Jagannath Bhavan’ in Bengaluru to discuss candidates and election strategy for bypolls to two Assembly seats in the state. The meeting, held under the leadership of the party’s state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, was attended by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka BJP in-charge and National General Secretary Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai, …
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday described former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa as an indefatigable leader who led continuous struggles and protests for the state, even during the days when the BJP had a limited presence in the state.He was speaking at a felicitation programme organised in Yediyurappa’s hometown of Shikaripura to mark his 84th birthday.Joshi praised the people of Shikarip…
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday said that party workers must work day and night to restore the BJP’s past glory in the state, alleging that even ruling party MLAs are in a position to rebel against the Congress government due to growing dissatisfaction. Speaking at the BJP State Executive inauguration programme held at Gayatri Grand, Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that the Congress is currently surviving only in Telangana,…
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has alleged that the Congress-led Karnataka government diverted a special grant released by the Centre for specific schemes and utilised it for other projects and departments at its discretion, despite lacking the authority to do so.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Saturday, Vijayendra claimed that, according to information available to him, the state government and …
Ballari (Karnataka), Jan 17 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a massive protest rally in Ballari, alleging an attempted murder of BJP MLA and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy. The party leaders demanded the immediate arrest of Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy and the handing over of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The rally was organised at the APMC Market area in the city. Thousands of party workers attended the protest, condemning the h…
Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) In a twist to the Ballari violence case involving a shootout and the murder of a Congress worker, a Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation visited the residence of deceased Rajasekhar and provided Rs 10 lakh compensation to his family ahead of the protest rally in Ballari city on Saturday.The BJP delegation was led by party state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra. He was accompanied by opposition leaders R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, former Deputy Chi…
Ballari (Karnataka), Jan 17 (IANS) Karnataka BJP will stage a large-scale protest demanding the arrest of Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy in connection with the death of a Congress worker and handing over of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The protest rally will be held in Ballari city and the police department has made eloborate security arrangements considering the seriousness of the case.BJP MLA and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy stated that the party is organising a…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stated that it will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is likely to be conducted in February or later. Addressing a press conference at the state party office in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated, “The BJP will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and will also take steps in the co…