Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) All five Congress candidates in the fray for the Karnataka Legislative Council emerged victorious, the BJP secured two seats, but its NDA partner, the JD-S, lost as per the much-awaited results announced on Thursday. The development is seen as a boost for Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and a setback for the BJP and JD-S. It is also a setback for JD-S leader and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who took the election as a matter of prestige and challenged CM Shivakumar.Th…
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Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the Congress’s performance in the Legislative Council elections, saying the results reflected growing public confidence in the state government. The Congress managed to secure 11 additional votes, including support from three BJP MLAs and six JD-S MLAs who reportedly cross-voted in favour of its five candidates – B.K. Hariprasad, Tippannappa Kamakanur, P.V. Mohan, B.S. Shivanna, and Vinay K…
Tumakuru (Karnataka), May 19 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday asserted that the party would return to power in Karnataka in the 2028 Assembly elections, claiming that the party’s guarantee schemes had transformed people’s lives and become a model for the entire country. Addressing the “Sarthaka Seveya Samarpane” convention organised in Tumakuru to mark three years of the Congress government in the state, Shivakumar said people had rep…
Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) Karnataka JD-S MLA Swaroop Prakash has expressed strong outrage over the inclusion of names of party workers in the chargesheet filed in the Prajwal Revanna obscene video case, alleging that the move is aimed at derailing the investigation.Addressing a press conference in Hassan on Friday, he said: “We will discuss the matter with senior party leaders and consider launching a state-wide protest. We will continue the protest until we get justice. Everyone knows how th…
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, announced the names of its candidates for the biennial elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council. Senior BJP leader Shashil G. Namoshi has been nominated from the North East Teachers’ Constituency, S.V. Sankanur from the West Graduates’ Constituency, and K.M. Suresh, a close aide of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, from the South East Graduates’ Constituency.The announceme…
Hassan (Karnataka), Jan 21 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy criticised Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the “collapse” of the law and order situation in the state and charged that MLAs in the state are being threatened. He was speaking to the media while inspecting preparations for the upcoming JD (S) convention in Hassan.Reacting strongly to the case filed against Devadurga constituency JD (S) MLA Karemma Nayak, the Union Minister said this ref…
Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, said on Thursday that he will not stay away from Karnataka’s politics. “I am in politics. It is the people of the state who will decide where I should be. Based on the wishes of the people, I will decide when to return to state politics,” Kumaraswamy added.Reacting to queries from the media near his residence in Bengaluru, the Union Minister said, “We (BJP-JD-S) are part of the NDA alliance. There should be…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the elections for the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) would be held within the deadline given by the Supreme Court.Speaking to reporters at the Palace Grounds here, the Deputy CM, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, said: “We will conduct elections for the GBA as per the Supreme Court order. We will give necessary directions to the State Election Commission in this regard.”On the oppo…
Mysuru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was welcomed at the Mysuru Airport in Karnataka’s Mandakalli on Tuesday by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, and prominent Congress leaders from the state. Rahul Gandhi was presented with shawls and bouquets by the Congress leaders. He then left for Ooty in Tamil Nadu to attend a private event ahead of Pongal.Speaking to the media, Chief Minister…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls saw a good response from political parties and the general public, with around 60,061 claims and objections received in Kerala. Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer on Monday released the daily bulletin of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) covering claims and objections up to December 31, 2025, against the draft electoral roll of 2,54,42,352 electors.The claims and objections period opened on 23…