Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the Rajya Sabha and Karnataka Legislative Council elections filed their nomination papers at Vidhana Soudha on Monday in the presence of senior party leaders.Prof. M. Nagaraj, the BJP’s candidate for the Rajya Sabha election from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, along with party candidates Lingaraj Patil and Raghu Kautilya for the Legislative Council seats, submitted their nominations.Senior leaders, including BJP stat…
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Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has announced the fifth Congress candidate for the ensuing biennial elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council, to be elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly. According to an official press release, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Vinay Karthik as the party’s fifth nominee for the upcoming polls.AICC General Secretary (Organisation) and MP K.C. Venugopal announced it on Friday.The …
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday announced its candidates for four of the seven seats going to polls in Karnataka. The list, released by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), includes B.K. Hariprasad, P.V. Mohan, Shivanna Malavalli and Tippannappa Kamakanur.The candidate selection has also drawn attention as the Congress has fielded members from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) for all the four seats.The move is being viewed as a significant political decision by the Congres…
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, submitted a memorandum to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Tuesday. The delegation urged him to intervene and direct the state government to revoke its decision to withdraw criminal cases related to the Aland riot incident, alleging the move was aimed at appeasing minorities and pursuing vote-bank politics.Several BJP leaders accompanied…
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) Elections have been notified to fill seven vacant seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council following the retirement of sitting members.The election notification was issued by Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretary and Returning Officer M.K. Vishalakshi on Monday.The vacancies have arisen due to the retirement of Legislative Council members Govindaraju (Congress), Naseer Ahmed (Congress), M.T.B. Nagaraj (BJP), Pratap Simha Nayak (BJP), Tippannappa Kamakanoor (Congress…
Mysuru, May 27 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that the administration had failed on the development front and that the government itself appeared unlikely to complete its five-year term. Addressing reporters in Mysuru, Narayanaswamy said the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had achieved “zero” in terms of development …
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS) The Congress high command on Tuesday downplayed the Karnataka Congress crisis and the leadership tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar. After a day-long marathon meeting at Indira Bhavan in Delhi, national leaders maintained that the discussions were entirely focused on the upcoming Rajya Sabha and other elections.They also refused to take questions from the media during the briefing.Ad…
Patna, May 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced elections for 10 vacant seats of the Bihar Legislative Council, with polling scheduled for June 18.According to the notification issued by the Commission on Tuesday, one by-election will be conducted for the seat vacated by former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after his election to the Rajya Sabha. And biennial elections will be held for nine seats whose members are set to complete their terms on June 28.The nine outgo…
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) Responding to questions regarding the withdrawal of cases linked to the Ladle Mashak Dargah violence, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday declined to elaborate on specific details, but asserted that the decision was not taken hastily.Speaking to reporters on Friday, HM Parameshwara stated, “I will not go into the details of that matter. The Cabinet has taken the decision after considering all aspects and holding discussions. It was not a sudden decision. …
Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Thursday alleged that Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee had shown disrespect to the Constitution by refusing to resign as chief minister, and said that if she had any grievance, she should approach the court instead of resorting to violence.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Ashoka alleged that Banerjee was insulting the Constitution. “By saying she will not resign, she is disrespecting the Constitution. She want…