New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) When the 2024 Lok Sabha election results were announced in June, naysayers rubbed their hands in glee; not because the mandate returned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the single largest party in the Lower House of Parliament, but that it ran short of an absolute majority by a few seats.When the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners, including Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and the Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP), again extended their suppo…
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Bengaluru, June 9 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Tuesday stated that PM Narendra Modi becoming the longest continuously serving democratically elected Prime Minister after surpassing the record of Jawaharlal Nehru reflects both the strength and evolution of Indian democracy, while crediting his leadership for what he described as uncompromising protection of national interest and sustained public support.In a detailed reflection in an article in ‘The Times of India’, Deve Gowda …
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Responding to Congress criticism that the BJP’s reported decision not to consider former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s candidature for the Rajya Sabha amounted to an insult to the people of Karnataka, state unit BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Monday strongly criticised AICC General Secretary and Karnataka Congress in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala and the grand old party over their remarks on alliance politics and the BJP-JD(S) arrangement, questioni…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said politics is like a game of chess, where no one reveals in advance which move they will make. “While playing a game of chess in politics, does anyone say in advance which piece they will move? No one does,” he told reporters at Vidhana Soudha while responding to media questions.Shivakumar made the remarks when asked about his close associate Vinay Karthik’s candidature in the Legislative Council elections and t…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said the party leadership has selected competent candidates for the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections, and the decision has brought satisfaction among party leaders and workers.Speaking to the media in the city on Monday, responding to a question on former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s name not being considered for the Rajya Sabha, Vijayendra said that Deve Gowda has strengthened Prime Minister Narendra Mod…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday hit out at Congress leaders over their remarks on the reported denial of a Rajya Sabha nomination to former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, and termed AICC General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala a “wasooliwala”.In a sharp statement, Kumaraswamy further targeted Randeep Singh Surjewala, accusing him of political hypocrisy and urging him to first “remember Congress’s pas…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Karnataka In-Charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Monday criticised the BJP and JD(S) leadership over the reported denial of Rajya Sabha nomination to former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, calling the development politically “astonishing and eye-opening”.In a statement, Surjewala alleged that the BJP had chosen its state Vice President in charge of “District Building Construction”, M. Nagaraja, over the former Prime Minister…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday met former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at his Padmanabhanagar residence in Bengaluru and sought his blessings ahead of the swearing-in ceremony in the evening, even as senior Congress leaders MB Patil and Ramalinga Reddy thanked the party for inviting them to join the Council of Ministers under the incoming Chief Minister.Deve Gowda warmly received Shivakumar and congratulated him on being elevated to the…
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 Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar, who is set to assume the post of Chief Minister following the resignation of CM Siddaramaiah, has emerged as one of the most influential political leaders in the state.His political journey, spanning more than four decades, has been marked by organisational strength, electoral success and major governance initiatives.Widely regarded as the Congress party’s princip…