Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Tuesday said that the party is fully prepared for the elections to the proposed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), while alleging that the Congress government has discriminated against BJP legislators in the allocation of development funds. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of BJP leaders appointed as in-charges for the GBA elections at the party’s state headquarters in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka said the…
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Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Referring to the violence that broke out during the Kara Hunnime (Full Moon Day) festival celebrations in Haveri district over the bursting of firecrackers near a mosque, the Karnataka BJP on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, alleging that its “appeasement politics” had emboldened communal elements and created an atmosphere in which Hindus feared celebrating their traditional festivals.A quarrel that started over the bursting of crackers during…
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…
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to exercise its Constitutional powers under Article 324 and immediately issue directions to the Karnataka State Election Commission (SEC) to halt the separate revision exercise being undertaken in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) wards.The BJP delegation led by Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy submitted the compl…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 23 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday said that the party would submit a comprehensive report to its national leadership regarding the alleged cross-voting and violation of the party whip by some BJP legislators during the recent Legislative Council elections.It can be noted that cross-voting by at least three BJP MLAs, which could be as many as six, in favour of the Congress in the Council elections held on recently, has left the party re…
Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Saturday strongly condemned the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly’s resolution opposing the Mekedatu balancing reservoir and drinking water project, asserting that no one can deprive Karnataka of its legitimate rights over the waters of the Cauvery river.In a statement, Vijayendra said the unilateral resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly was highly condemnable and ran contrary to the spirit of India’s federal str…
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 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…
Bidar (Karnataka), June 1 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Monday alleged that the state government’s minority appeasement politics has had adverse consequences and claimed that Hindus have been subjected to humiliation since the party assumed power in the State. The Opposition party also accused the government of lack of development. Responding to questions from the media in Bidar, Vijayendra criticised the government, saying that “power has gone to its head,” leading…
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…