Bangalore : Samajawadi party MLA C P Yogeshwar formally joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC President G Parameshwara here on Tuesday. Yogeshwar said he is joining Congress in the interest of the development of his constituency Channapatna. He also vowed to work for the success of the party in […]

Bangalore : Two chief ministerial candidates were defeated this election: KPCC president G Parameshwara and BJP’s deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa. Parameshwara’s was the biggest upset for the Congress, despite the party getting an absolute majority. Sudhakar Lal of the JD(S) trounced him by a margin of 18,155 votes in Koratagere , in Tumkur district. […]

Bangalore: Polling during the first phase of zilla and taluk panchayat elections in 12 districts across the Karnataka peacefully came to an end with an estimated 1.11 crore electorates exercising their franchise on Sunday. As per the State Election Commission sources there are 6144 candidates in the fray, including 1549 for zilla panchayats. Elections are […]