Basavaraj Bommai

The announcement of Bharath Bommai's candidature marks the entry of third generation of Bommai family into electoral politics

Claiming that their allegations over JD(S) being the ’B-team’ of BJP is now proven, the ruling Congress in the state took a dig at the developments calling the regional outfit an ”opportunistic party”, which is ready to join hands with anyone for the sake of power.

Disruptions marred Assembly proceedings on July 4 after the Speaker did not allow former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to move an adjournment motion seeking a debate on the "non-implementation" of the guarantees, leading to a pandemonium.

The Congress government in the state is indulging in tactics realising that it will default on the guarantees, the former chief minister said, suggesting that the Siddaramaiah regime put the money into the bank account of the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer, until it makes necessary arrangements for rice.

Expressing doubts about the ruling Congress implementing guarantees fully, as promised, the former CM said, their true colours will be exposed in a few days.

The saffron party leader also urged the government to investigate alleged scams or irregularities that took place during the previous BJP and Congress governments, and let the truth come out.

He urged the Congress to settle the issue of government formation soon.

In the May 10 elections to the 224-member Assembly, the Congress scored an emphatic victory with 135 seats, while the ruling BJP and the former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular) secured 66 and 19, respectively.

The Governor has accepted the resignation, an official release said.

As results for the assembly polls were declared, Bommai had to go from confidently maintaining that BJP will "have an absolute majority" to eight hours later assuming responsibility for the defeat of his party.

He said Congress' "much organised" election strategy might have been one of the major reasons for its win.

For one, the BJP focused too much on the work done at the national level. Also, it doesn’t enjoy a strong grassroot support as the Congress. Many poll promises by the Congress attracted women voters. All these factors led to the BJP losing the only southern state it had

Bommai's image has taken a beating since he became the CM in 2021. His inability to check mismanagement and corruption in the government — something he himself has been accused of — has put a blot on his career.

He emphasised that the reservation for 17 sub-castes of extremely backward Muslims who are placed in Category-1 and Category 2-A have not been touched.

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 Elections 2023: Unlike elsewhere, Congress has held on to its support base in the state, evident from its consistently higher voteshare, even in losing causes. Congress only has to improve its votes-to-seats conversion from 2018.  So even a minor swing towards it will help GOP

Karnataka Elections 2023: CM Bommai is up against a strong historical trend as an incumbent government has never got re-elected since 1985. Congress, meanwhile, hopes to squeeze through without having to depend upon the JD(S) to form the government. But what’s the voter thinking?

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: The actor, however, said he is not entering politics and neither is he contesting the polls.

Addressing a public gathering at Hungund in northern Karnataka's Bagalkote district here on Tuesday night, the Chief Minister said he has performed sincerely to offer social justice to every section of the society, which resulted in increase in the annual per capita income by Rs 1 lakh in the last four years.

Union minister Shobha Karandlaje has been appointed as the convener of the election management committee, according to a statement issued by party national general secretary Arun Singh.