Karnataka Polls 2018

Ex-Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has turned into a thorn in the flesh for HD Kumaraswamy as he has never reconciled with the Congress leadership’s decision to offer ‘unconditional’ support to make him the CM

Karnataka Polls 2018: Congress scores another victory, wins Jayanagar by 4,000 votes

Polls were deferred in Jayanagar in south Bengaluru because of the death of BJP candidate BN Vijayakumar

Jayanagar Assembly election: Counting of votes begin

Police have made elaborate security arrangement in and around the counting centre.

Deve Gowda did not want Karnataka CM job for son Kumaraswamy: Report

When Congress had approached HD Deve Gowda for an alliance and offered the CM’s position to JD(S), the veteran leader had insisted that Congress leaders keep the CM post with them

55% polling recorded in Karnataka's Jayanagar assembly segment

The assembly elections were held on May 12, but poll in Jayanagar was countermanded following the death of BJP candidate BN Vijayakumar, who was holding the seat.

Congress to 'rotate' its ministers in Karnataka Assembly

AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal also said no first-time MLAs are being inducted into the cabinet for the time being

Kumaraswamy’s cabinet expansion sparks more dissent in Karnataka

Congress got 22 cabinet berths and the JD(S) 12, but the larger party has kept six seats vacant and JD(S) one, to keep aspirants’ hopes alive.

Karnataka Swearing In highlights: 25 ministers sworn in, nine seats vacant

This blog will track live updates from the cabinet formation and swearing-in of the ministers in the Karnataka coalition government.

Kumaraswamy asks officials to cut down expenses after announcing farm loan waiver

The move comes after the Congress-JD(S) coalition government announced a farm loan waiver last week

Why the Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka could backfire in 2019

The maximum number of Lok Sabha seats JD(S) has ever won in Karnataka is four, it will be a clear case of the tail wagging the dog if the Congress fights 2019 under Kumaraswamy's leadership.

Karnataka ministry to be expanded on June 6, JDS-Cong to fight LS polls as allies

The Congress has conceded the finance portfolio to the JDS, as per the direction of party President Rahul Gandhi.

Ministry expansion likely on June 4 or 5: Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy along with his Deputy and Pradesh Congress Committee chief G Parameshwara met Governor Vajubhai Vala at Raj Bhavan to discuss the dates for the swearing-in of the new ministers.

Six days on, new Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy's cabinet woes are far from over

Leaders of Congress and JD(S) have held several rounds of meetings, both in Bengaluru and New Delhi, but have failed to arrive at a consensus on Cabinet formation

BJP call for Karna bandh over farm loan waiver evokes tepid response

The opposition BJP's appeal to farmers and the public to "voluntarily observe a bandh" across Karnataka today to protest the alleged failure of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to keep up his farm loan waiver promise evoked a tepid response.

Kumaraswamy govt terminates tenure of non-official heads of boards, corporations

The new Congress-JDS coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy today issued an order terminating the tenure of non-official heads of various boards, corporations and authorities with immediate effect.

Committed to farm loan waiver, else will retire: Kumaraswamy

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said he is committed to waive farm loans or else he will retire from politics, and asked people not to fall prey to the "BJP's conspiracy".

Kumaraswamy deriding Kannadigas, alleges BJP

Karnataka BJP leaders flayed Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's remark that he was at the "mercy" of Congress and not the people of state, syingthat he was "deriding his own people" and doubted his credentials to serve them.

Congress, JD(S) leaders meet to work out power-sharing arrangement in Karnataka

The Congress and the JD(S) are likely to seal the deal over portfolio allocation in Karnataka within a day or two, a senior Congress leader said today after the two coalition partners held deliberations over the issue.

Congress insisted on making Kumaraswamy the CM: Deve Gowda

JD(S) Supremo H D Deve Gowda said today he had offered to support a Congress-led government in Karnataka after the fractured verdict in the Assembly polls but the latter insisted on H D Kumaraswamy becoming the chief minister.

At mercy of Congress and not 6.5 cr people of Karnataka: CM Kumaraswamy

Ahead of his Delhi visit to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other union ministers, he reiterated that farm loan waiver was his priority as he had promised and he would resign if he failed to fulfill it.

Karnataka portfolio allocation to be finalised in a day or two: Congress

Congress president Rahul Gandhi's overseas travel plan will not come in the way in finalising the portfolios, he added.

Trust vote over, Congress & JDS leaders discuss cabinet expansion

Soon after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy proved his three-day-old government's majority on the floor of the assembly, parleys began between coalition partners Congress and JD(S) on cabinet expansion in Karnataka.

Karnataka highlights: BJP announces state-wide protests as Cong-JD(S) passes floor test

HD Kumaraswamy passed the floor test with 117 Congress-JD(S) MLA's voting in favour of the newly appointed Chief Minister. Meanwhile, an estranged BJP led by BS Yeddyurappa staged a walkout on the issue of farm loan waivers.

Karnataka Polls 2018: Easy win at trust vote, but tough reign ahead for Kumaraswamy

The next big challenge before the new government would be ministry formation. While there is not much of dissent in the JD(S) camp, the Congress claims it has succeeded in calming its many claimants

Congress-JD(S) wins floor test after BJP stages a walkout

Karnataka consists of 224 assembly seats, out of which 222 seats had gone to polls on May 12. Results were announced on May 15