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  • 9 Muslim candidates win in Karnataka Assembly polls, all from Congress

    9 Muslim candidates win in Karnataka Assembly polls, all from Congress

    The Congress handed over tickets to 15 Muslim candidates and nine of them emerged victorious. The JD(S) fielded 23 Muslim candidates, but none could secure a victory.

  • Karnataka polls: Congress, CPI(M) say voting trend indicates public sentiment against BJP

    Karnataka polls: Congress, CPI(M) say voting trend indicates public sentiment against BJP

    The CPI(M), IUML and Congress also said the vote trend in Karnataka also shows the BJP's waning influence in south India.

  • Karnataka Elections: Congress crosses 113-seat majority mark required to form govt

    Karnataka Elections: Congress crosses 113-seat majority mark required to form govt

    According to the Election Commission website, the party won 119 seats and was leading in 17 constituencies.

  • Karnataka Assembly Elections: BJP bids to retain power in south Indian bastion

    Karnataka Assembly Elections: BJP bids to retain power in south Indian bastion

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced a key test on May 10 as the only southern state where his Hindu nationalist BJP party holds power went to the polls a year before national elections.

  • Seizures cross Rs 375 crore as Karnataka goes polling

    Seizures cross Rs 375 crore as Karnataka goes polling

    As many as 2,896 FIRs have been booked with regard to the seizures.

  • Rahul Gandhi meets Zomato, Swiggy delivery agents in Bengaluru over Masala Dosa, coffee. Watch

    Rahul Gandhi meets Zomato, Swiggy delivery agents in Bengaluru over Masala Dosa, coffee. Watch

    Rahul Gandhi had a candid conversation with the delivery partners of Dunzo, Swiggy, Zomato and Blinkit in Bengaluru to discuss employment opportunities.

  • Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Will the Gowdas regain Hassan this time?

    Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Will the Gowdas regain Hassan this time?

    Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: In the 2018 assembly elections, barring Hassan, JD -S had bagged all six seats from the district – Holenarasipur, Belur, Arasikere, Sravanabelagola, Saklespur and Arkalgud. The Gowdas are confident that their monopoly cannot be questioned by just one aberration.

  • JD(S) announces third list of 59 candidates, to back CPI(M) and RPI in 3 seats each and Congress one

    JD(S) announces third list of 59 candidates, to back CPI(M) and RPI in 3 seats each and Congress one

    The party has also replaced candidates in 12 segments from the two lists it had announced earlier.

  • Karnataka Election 2023 | State Congress chief D K Shivakumar backing Mallikarjun Kharge for CM post sparks debate over Dalit at helm

    Karnataka Election 2023 | State Congress chief D K Shivakumar backing Mallikarjun Kharge for CM post sparks debate over Dalit at helm

    Karnataka Election 2023 | The KPCC chief's move to endorse Kharge, is being seen by some as an attempt by him to checkmate Siddaramaiah's prospects, by reigniting the debate on 'Dalit CM' and 'old versus new' within the party.

  • Karnataka Election 2023 | BJP's first list of 170-180 candidates for Assembly elections by this evening: Yediyurappa

    Karnataka Election 2023 | BJP's first list of 170-180 candidates for Assembly elections by this evening: Yediyurappa

    Karnataka Election 2023 | There is one more meeting today to finalise the list, the Karnataka BJP strongman said, adding that he is confident of its release by this evening.

  • Karnataka Election 2023 | Would love to work under Mallikarjun Kharge if he wishes to be Karnataka CM: D K Shivakumar

    Karnataka Election 2023 | Would love to work under Mallikarjun Kharge if he wishes to be Karnataka CM: D K Shivakumar

    Stating that Kharge is an asset to the state and the country, the party leader said the AICC president's services to Karnataka has given strength to the party here.

  • Karnataka Election 2023 | Amul is not 'entering' Karnataka, Congress doing misinformation campaign: BJP

    Karnataka Election 2023 | Amul is not 'entering' Karnataka, Congress doing misinformation campaign: BJP

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  • Karnataka Election 2023: BJP CEC meets to finalise Karnataka poll candidates

    Karnataka Election 2023: BJP CEC meets to finalise Karnataka poll candidates

    Karnataka Election 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and other members of the CEC were joined by senior party leaders, including Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, from the state as they deliberated on the names of probable candidates.

  • Karnataka Election 2023: Basavaraj Bommai takes a jibe at Congress, says party will lose badly in 60 seats

    Karnataka Election 2023: Basavaraj Bommai takes a jibe at Congress, says party will lose badly in 60 seats

    Karnataka Election 2023: Basavaraj Bommai had recently accused Shivakumar of making phone calls to BJP MLAs and offering them tickets in constituencies where the Congress was yet to announce candidates.

  • Karnataka Elections 2023: Here Lingayats hold key in the 50 seat face-off for Kittur

    Karnataka Elections 2023: Here Lingayats hold key in the 50 seat face-off for Kittur

    The Kittur Karnataka region is likely to be a game changer for both the BJP and the Congress, as the Lingayat community residing in the region has 50 seats, of which 30 were won by the BJP in the 2018 polls.

  • Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023| Eye on Bengaluru: Why India’s tech hub just cannot manage rain

    Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023| Eye on Bengaluru: Why India’s tech hub just cannot manage rain

    Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: The major cause of flooding in Bengaluru is unchecked construction over valleys, insensitive development in marshes/wetlands and destruction of lakes. These factors have been worsened by the ineffective enforcement of environmental laws.

  • Karnataka polls: Mining baron Janardhana Reddy unveils party symbol, announces 12 candidates and manifesto

    Karnataka polls: Mining baron Janardhana Reddy unveils party symbol, announces 12 candidates and manifesto

    Reddy, who is an accused in an illegal mining case, had recently formed "Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha" (KRPP), snapping his two-decade-old association with the BJP.

  • Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP national president JP Nadda to visit poll-bound state over next two days

    Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP national president JP Nadda to visit poll-bound state over next two days

    Nadda will arrive at the Toranagallu Airport on Friday afternoon and will participate in the party's 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatre' at Challakere from 3 PM, PTI wrote quoting BJP's State general secretary Siddaraju. Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 are due in May.

  • Karnataka Assembly Polls: PM Narendra Modi says state ‘powerhouse of development’, slams Congress

    Karnataka Assembly Polls: PM Narendra Modi says state ‘powerhouse of development’, slams Congress

    After his visit, on March 13, the prime minister also tweeted: “Karnataka is a powerhouse of development and the “engine of high-tech India”

  • Karnataka State Assembly Polls 2023: State in full swing for upcoming elections, EC begins prep

    Karnataka State Assembly Polls 2023: State in full swing for upcoming elections, EC begins prep

    The state has total of 58,272 polling stations for 5.21 crore voters. Ahead of the all-important polls, we take a look at the status of preparations so far.

  • Karnataka Assembly Polls: Congress to release first list of candidates this week

    Karnataka Assembly Polls: Congress to release first list of candidates this week

    The Congress aims to secure a clear majority in the 224-member Assembly by winning at least 150 seats

  • Congress leader Siddaramaiah to contest Karnataka Assembly polls from Kolar

    Congress leader Siddaramaiah to contest Karnataka Assembly polls from Kolar

    "I have decided to be a candidate for the next election from Kolar," Siddaramaiah said at the party workers meeting in Kolar, amid loud cheers from the crowd.

  • Congress may not declare CM face for Karnataka elections

    Congress may not declare CM face for Karnataka elections

    The Congress will contest the elections on the plank of 'Kannadiga pride' against the BJP’s effort to indirectly impose Hindi and HIndutva on the state, Siddaramaiah has said

  • Karnataka Assembly polls: Counting of votes begins

    Karnataka Assembly polls: Counting of votes begins

    Counting of votes for the recently held Assembly elections in Karnataka began this morning amid projections about the Congress' comeback to power after an eight-year-long hiatus.

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