Bangalore : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which came to power for the first time in Karnataka in 2008 and made a mockery of the anti-defection law, is being hit by an exodus of its ministers and legislators ahead of assembly polls in May. Four ministers have quit the Jagadish Shettar cabinet in one month, […]

Bangalore : Saddled with the responsibility of leading his party in the upcoming Assembly elections, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has tried to endear himself to all sections by presenting a please-all budget, with no fresh tax proposals, for the year 2013-14. He has come out with goodies for all and sundry, including rice at Rs […]

Bangalore : The opposition Congress and JDS today made a forceful plea in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly against notification of the 2007 Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award, underlining that the move would amount to grave injustice to the State’s interests. Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said a meeting of the floor leaders of the Karnataka legislature […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar today asserted there was no threat to his government in the wake of resignation by some BJP MLAs and he would be presenting his maiden budget on February eight. “There is no threat to the government. On February 8 I am going to present the budget. Nothing to […]

Bangalore : With the fate of his government hanging by a thread, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is busy making preparations to present the budget proposals on February 8. With one more MLA submitting his resignation on Friday, the total number of BJP MLAs who have put in their papers has touched 14. While 12 resignations were accepted […]

Bangalore : Amid the looming threat of more resignations by ruling BJP ministers and legislators loyal to B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar today said his government is stable and that he did not expect further resignations. “I am in touch with all BJP legislators and they are not going to tender resignations […]

Bangalore : Legislative Assembly Speaker K G Boapiah on Tuesday accepted the resignation letters of 12 BJP MLAs, who owe allegiance to B S Yeddyurappa, thereby reducing the strength of the ruling party in the House. The BJP government now has a wafer thin majority and can continue as long as it doesn’t lose two more MLAs or […]

Bangalore/New Delhi: Former Karnataka BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa on Monday changed his tune on toppling the Jagadish Shettar ministry, amid speculation that some BJP lawmakers were now hesitant to quit the Assembly and party after having announced last week they would do so. “Our intention is not to topple the (Shettar) government nor oppose budget […]

Bangalore :  In a tit-for-tat strategy, two ruling Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs submitted a petition to Legislative Assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah seeking disqualification of 12 rebel party MLAs, loyal to the former Chief Minister and Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) chief B.S. Yeddyurappa, from membership of the legislative assembly for “anti-party” activities. The petition signed by […]

New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh met Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Monday morning and said that there is no threat to the present state government. Rajnath Singh’s assurance comes after an hour long meeting with Shettar early morning today. The meet comes in the wake of 13 MLAs loyal to BS […]