Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) The rift within the ruling Congress deepened on Friday after party ticket aspirant Samarth Shamanur filed his nomination for the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, even as the party is yet to officially announce its candidate.Amid the ongoing uncertainty, the move by the influential Shamanur family has taken party leaders by surprise. Samarth is the grandson of late Shamanur Shivashankarappa, a veteran Congress leader who represented the seat.It may be noted that …
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Bengaluru, March 19 (IANS) Amid the ongoing leadership tussle, Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said on Thursday that time will decide whether there will be a Cabinet reshuffle or a power-sharing arrangement in the state.It may be noted that Shivakumar is a strong contender for the Chief Minister’s post and has previously spoken about a power-sharing pact between him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the presence of the party high command.Speaking to repo…
Bengaluru, Dec 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday levelled serious allegations against the Karnataka government, accusing it of indulging in extortion under the pretext of issuing liquor shop licences to mobilise funds for its guarantee schemes and refill an emptied state treasury.Speaking to the media after paying tributes at the memorial of late Shamanur Shivashankarappa in Davangere, the Union Minister said the state government had fixed the l…