Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) Veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka Minister S.V. Ramachandra Gowda passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday after battling age-related ailments. He was 88.Senior BJP leaders, including former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, paid rich tributes to the veteran leader, describing his death as a major loss to the party and Karnataka politics.Ramachandra Gowda, a former Karnataka Medical Education Minister and former Mem…
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Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Friday urged the state government to respect the Supreme Court’s directions and conduct elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), alleging that the Congress government was attempting to delay the polls out of fear of defeat. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Narayanaswamy said Bengaluru residents had been waiting for civic b…
Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Wednesday that the question of who becomes Chief Minister from the party is not important but instead what matters is that the people of Karnataka are frustrated with this “corrupt, anti-people and anti-Hindu” Congress government. He was addressing a preparatory meeting for the upcoming South-East Graduates’ Constituency election.Referring to comments made by BJP leaders projecting him as a …
Mangaluru (Karnataka), June 26 (IANS) The political row over the recent Karnataka Legislative Council cross-voting intensified on Friday, with BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra asserting that his “time is good” and expressing confidence that the differences within the party leadership would soon be resolved.It may be noted that following the cross-voting, Vijayendra’s leadership has come under scrutiny, with allegations that he has joined hands with Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.Speak…
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) Expelled BJP MLA S.T. Somashekar on Thursday alleged that Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje was responsible for the cross-voting by BJP legislators in the recent Karnataka Legislative Council elections, attributing it to internal rivalry within the party.Speaking to reporters here, he also claimed that internal rivalry between BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka contributed to the cross-voting.”Union Minister Shobha Karandl…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 23 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Tuesday asserted that the party would take strict action against legislators who allegedly indulged in cross-voting during the recent Karnataka Legislative Council elections, stating that there was “no question of pardoning” those who had betrayed the party.Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Ashoka said the BJP leadership would deliberate on the issue before taking a final decision against the errant leg…
Hubballi (Karnataka), June 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the BJP high command has taken the issue of cross-voting by party legislators in the recent Karnataka Legislative Council elections very seriously and is likely to initiate stringent action against those responsible.Addressing a press conference in Hubballi, Joshi described the cross-voting by BJP legislators as unfortunate and warned that those involved would reg…
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…
Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) All eyes are on the results of the election to seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council, with counting underway after polling concluded on Thursday amid concerns over possible cross‑voting. The election has evolved into a high‑stakes political contest, with both the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- Janata Dal (Secular) [JD (S)] alliance treating the outcome as a matter of prestige.While the Congress has expressed confidence that all five…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru Bench, has declared Congress MLC Naseer Ahmed bankrupt in connection with the default of loans amounting to Rs 1,454.71 crore owed by Bengaluru-based M/s Scotts Garments Limited, for which he had stood as a personal guarantor.The order has cast uncertainty over Ahmed’s continuation as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, with legal experts indicating that the bankruptcy declaration could attract disqualificat…