Karnataka Elections: Parties caught between factionalism, loyalists, defectors — ticket distribution exposes fault lines
Karnataka Elections 2023: The challenge for BJP, Congress and JDS is to manage the contradictions thrown up by ticket distribution and ensure party unity. BJP’s inability to do a Gujarat style overhaul by allowing new faces to dominate the list reveals the party’s weaknesses in Karnataka
Karnataka Elections 2023 | BJP falling like house of cards in Karnataka: Congress' swipe over ex-CM Jagadish Shettar joining its ranks
Jagadish Shettar joined the Congress in Bengaluru in the presence of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretaries K C Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala (Karnataka in-charge), KPCC president D K Shivakumar and Legislature Party leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah, among others.
Eye on Bengaluru ahead of Karnataka polls: Bus service hits bump, BMTC struggles with dwindling fleet
Given that projects like the metro and suburban rail take time to build and operate, experts said the easiest way to reduce traffic congestion is to add buses.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Former CM Jagadish Shettar joins Congress day after leaving BJP
The six-time Hubballi-Dharwad Central MLA resigned from the Assembly on April 16 after his talks with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and two Union ministers Pralhad Joshi and Dharmendra Pradhan the previous night failed.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Rahul Gandhi to address rallies in Bhalki and Humnabad today
Several senior Congress leaders, including AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC President D K Shivakumar, are expected to participate in the rally.
Karnataka Elections: For criminals craving respectability, transition to politics is quite a natural progression
Karnataka Elections 2023: Politicians use criminals for their dirty work and are caught on the wrong foot when the latter start revealing political ambitions and demand tickets to contest elections. A few instances of nexus with criminals has embarrassed the incumbent BJP government in Karnataka
Karnataka Elections 2023: Jagadish Shettar holds talks with Congress leaders after resigning from Assembly, may join party today: Sources
The sources told PTI that Shettar flew from Hubballi to Bengaluru on Sunday in a special helicopter and held discussions with Congress general secretary (Karnataka in-charge) Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress state chief D K Shivakumar, former minister M B Patil and veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Seizures total Rs 170 crore since announcement of Karnataka poll dates, says EC
The total confiscations amounting to Rs 170.27 crore include Rs 71 crore in cash, liquor worth Rs 38 crore, precious metals worth Rs 29 crore, freebies worth Rs 19 crore, and drugs worth Rs 13 crore, the office of Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer said.
Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP on tenterhooks in poll-bound Karnataka as ticket distribution sparks rebellion
The decision of former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and former deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi to quit the BJP after the party decided not to field them in the May 10 elections, has given a jolt to the party.
Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP will form govt again: Amit Shah, says mood in Odisha and Telangana in favour of BJP
Addressing a public meeting in south Goa where he kicked off the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Shah said the mood of people is in favour of BJP in Odisha and Telangana.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Congress' Akhanda Srinivas Murthy resigns as MLA
The MLA, who represented Pulakeshi Nagar Assembly constituency, went to Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district and submitted his resignation to Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri today.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Rahul Gandhi buys Nandini ice cream, calls the dairy brand state's pride
The Congress leader's move came in the wake of the state party leaders throwing their weight behind the homegrown dairy brand, amidst fears of its takeover by Gujarat's Amul.
Karnataka Assembly Polls: Congress will win at least 130 seats; gateway to South for BJP will be closed: Veerappa Moily
Karnataka polls 2023: He also asserted that Karnataka has always played a crucial role in the formation of the government at the Centre and a victory in the upcoming assembly polls there will pave the way for the formation of a Congress-led government in 2024.
Karnataka Assembly elections: BJP will form government in Karnataka again: Amit Shah
He also said Congress was wiped out in Northeast polls after Rahul Gandhi campaigned for the party.
Karnataka Polls: Congress will come to power, approve poll promises in 1st Cabinet meet: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi asked the Congress leaders in Karnataka to send across a message all over the country that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi can give thousands of crores to Adani, we can give money to the poor and women.
Karnataka Elections: Former CM BS Yediyurappa slams Jagadish Shettar for decision to quit BJP
Yediyurappa said the party had not asked him to retire from politics.
Rahul Gandhi to embark on two-day visit to Karnataka on April 16
This is the maiden visit of Gandhi to the state after his disqualification from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a 2019 defamation case.
Karnataka Assembly elections: CM Basavaraj Bommai has assets worth Rs 49.70 crore in his name, reveals election affidavit
The investment details show that he has movable properties of Rs 5.98 crore, while he got Rs 1.57 crore as wealth got from the Hindu Undivided Family.
Karnataka polls: Election Commission launches 30-hour offline hackathon to tackle voting apathy
EC ropes in premier educational institutions in an attempt to increase polling percentage by addressing three major issues through the hackathon.
Karnataka polls: Congress announces 3rd list of 43 candidates, no ticket to Siddaramaiah in Kolar
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: The Congress has fielded Kothur G Manjunath from Kolar, the second seat from where Siddaramaiah wanted to contest.
Karnataka Assembly Elections: CM Basavaraj Bommai files nomination from Shiggaon
Bommai, son of former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Parivar veteran late S R Bommai, has represented Shiggaon thrice since 2008.
Karnataka Elections: Denying me ticket will have a bearing on 20-25 seats, says former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar
The BJP has so far put out a list of 212 candidates for the Assembly election and has not yet announced the names of remaining 12 seats.
Karnataka Election: Congress candidate Baburao Chinchansur injured in road accident in Karnataka
As a BJP member, Chinchansur had emerged on top by defeating Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge from Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency in 2019.
Karnataka elections: M P Kumaraswamy joins JD(S) after resigning as BJP MLA
The three-time MLA, who has also resigned as legislator, joined JD(S) in presence of the party's legislature party leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and state President C M Ibrahim.
