Bengaluru : At the end of political drama of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday announced that the JD(S)-Congress combine has been invited by the governor to form the government in Karnataka and he will take oath as the chief minister on Monday between 12 noon and 1pm. And unlike BS Yeddyurappa, who stepped down as […]

Mangaluru : JDS and Congress activists on Saturday celebrated the victory for Governor Vajubhai Vala inviting of the Congress-JD (S) alliance in Karnataka. Congress workers, led by former MLA J R Lobo held a victory celebration outside District Congress Committee office. They burnt crackers and shouted slogans even as they received the news of JD(S)-Congress […]

Bengaluru : The BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa Saturday quit as Chief Minister just before a trust vote that, many said, he had a good chance of losing. Till an hour before the Supreme Court-ordered floor test, there was commotion over two Congress lawmakers who were missing from the assembly in the morning. The Congress alleged that […]

Bengaluru : Three Congress lawmakers were missing in the Karnataka assembly as newly-elected members were sworn in on Saturday, hours ahead of a trust vote that will decide whether the minority government of BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa stays or exits after a two-day stint. The Congress and Janata Dal Secular have gone to great lengths to […]

New Delhi: With the Congress knocking the Supreme Court doors twice within 72 hours to ensure a “fair floor test” in Karnataka, a three-judge bench of the apex court has turned down the party’s plea against the appointment of BJP MLA KG Bopaiah as the pro tem (temporary) speaker. The Supreme Court also ordered the […]

Bengaluru : The BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa, who was sworn in yesterday as Chief Minister of a minority government in Karnataka, has to take a trust vote at 4 pm tomorrow, the Supreme Court said today, drastically slashing to 24 hours the time he has to win over more lawmakers. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala had controversially […]

Bengaluru : CM Yeddyurappa has said he was “100 percent sure” of winning the vote of confidence in the assembly and completing the five-year term. He slammed the Congress-JDS alliance as “unholy” and charged they were out to grab power though the people had “rejected them outright”, “I am sure of winning the vote of […]

Bengaluru : H D Kumaraswamy, the son of JD(S) leader HD Deve Gowda, has accepted the Congress party’s offer to become the Chief Minister. However, BJP is leaving no stone unturned to stake the claim to form the next government. Following his meeting with the Governor, the BJP CM candidate Yeddyurappa said they will prove […]

Sullia : Heavily debated Sullia constituency now belongs to the BJPs S Angara by sixth time. S Angara secured 95205 Dr Raghu from the Congress garnered 69137 votes. BSP has secured only 1472 votes. Sullia (SC) is a State Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Dakshina Kannada district and Coastal Karnataka region of Karnataka and is […]

Mangalur : The BJP on Friday April 20 discharged its third list of candidates for the most awaited Karnataka Assembly elections. The BJP has named 59 candidates in its third list. In the initial two list , it had named a 154 candidates. From Mangaluru South, BJP has fielded Vedavyas Kamath. He will be up […]