Bengaluru, Apr 21 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today hit out at BJP General Secretary P Murlidhar Rao for his Hindi tweet about his plans to contest the May 12 assembly polls from two constituencies, by asking him to tweet in Kannada or English. Rao, who is in-charge of Karnataka, asked whether Siddaramaiah was scared about… Continue reading Siddaramaiah Hits Out At BJP Leader For Tweet In Hindi
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Karnataka Polls: Old Mysore: Congress Favourites, JD(S) and BJP Have A Hard Battle Ahead In This Unique Region
Mandya: The BJP (43 seats at present), has set itself an unrealistic target of 150 seats. The Congress (121 seats at present) insists there is no anti-incumbency factor working against it. The JD(S) (29 seats) is hoping to be kingmaker again, given that those denied seats by the BJP and Congress are rushing to it… Continue reading Karnataka Polls: Old Mysore: Congress Favourites, JD(S) and BJP Have A Hard Battle Ahead In This Unique Region
Yeddyurappa Files Nomination Papers From Shikaripura
Yeddyurappa had steered the BJP to victory and formed the party’s first-ever government in the South in 2008.
Karnataka Mining Baron Who Spent 3 years In Jail For Illegal Mining Returns To BJP
The BJP spokesperson conceded that the party has “made a compromise” by fielding him since it wanted to win the Bellary City seat.
Karnataka: Congress Releases List Of Candidates, Siddaramaiah To Contest From Chamundeshwari (See List)
The Congress party today releases its list of candidates for Karnataka elections next month, fields Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from Chamundeshwari constituency.
BJP Hobbled In Karnataka By Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan, As Sidda Takes Advantage
Even Amit Shah has become a subject of mockery.
Karnataka Poll-Date Fiasco: All Parties Concerned Submit Responses To EC
‘The question of an inquiry committee came about after the press conference during which the CEC was to announce dates for the Karnataka assembly polls. News channels and party workers on social media had got the dates for polled correct, but had erred on the counting dates.’
Shocking. EC Probe Order Into Karnataka Poll-Date Fiasco Has No Mention Of Malviya
‘In October 2017, the election watchdog received criticism from Opposition parties after delaying the announcement for the poll dates in Gujarat. In both 2007 and 2012, the EC had announced polling dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on the same day, something that didn’t happen the last time around.’
EC Sets Up Committee To Probe Date Leaks For Karnataka Assembly Polls
‘In his press conference to announce the poll schedule, Rawat had described the leak as a “very serious” issue that merited a probe and “stringent action”.
Amit Malviya Announces Karnataka Dates Before EC. When Questioned, Cites Times Now, Deletes Tweet
‘When journalists asked Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat that the dates had already been ‘leaked’ on social media, he said that “certain things may have leaked for which the EC will take appropriate action.’
Siddaramaiah Govt Approves Lingayat Community’s Demand for Recognition as Separate Religion
After a thorough study of the community’s request, Justice Das recommended the government accord the Lingayat community the status of a separate religion.