Basavaraj Bommai

On March 3, 300 acres of land were identified for Foxconn's manufacturing facility at the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) industrial area, near the Bengaluru International Airport.

This comes a day after the iPhone maker signed a similar MoU with Telangana.

By the time Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived, Bjorn Borg was watching his son tennis match which had begun at 11 am.

The upcoming budget will focus on programmes that would give more support to working classes, women and youth, he said listing out some government schemes that are being implemented in the state.

Speaking to reporters after meeting with BJP's top brass here, Bommai said several issues related to reservation in the state were discussed while asserting that the party emphasises on social justice.

Basavaraj Bommai did not rule out the possibility of a cabinet reshuffle, maintaining that things will be known after the meeting.

While the final schedule and list of attendees are still in the works for the annual congregation of the rich and powerful of the world, to be held from January 16-20, 2023, in the Swiss ski resort town, more than 50 heads of state and government are expected to be there.

This will be the last session of the incumbent BJP government in the northern district headquarters town bordering Maharashtra.

Addressing reporters at the airport here, he said eight moral policing incidents have been reported in Dakshina Kannada in the recent past. Condemning such acts by anti-social elements, he said strict action should be taken against those involved in moral policing.

A delegation of parliamentarians of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (opposition coalition in Maharashtra) had met Shah on Friday regarding the border dispute with Karnataka.

"This election result will have a positive effect on the Karnataka elections as well. It will be a major morale booster for the BJP cadre and supporters. Our victory is guaranteed if we work with more vigour," Basavaraj Bommai told reporters here.

He was speaking to reporters after a maiden meeting with the newly appointed Karnataka Border and River Formation Commission chairperson and former judge of the Supreme Court Justice Shivaraj Patil.

Earlier this week, Bommai had claimed that 40 villages in Jat taluka of Sangli district in Maharashtra had passed a resolution in the past to merge with Karnataka, and said that Kannada-speaking areas of the state such as Solapur and Akkalkot should join Karnataka.

Addressing his party workers on Friday, the CM pointed out that the preamble of the Constitution speaks of equality and fraternity.

The development comes after the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra appointed ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai to coordinate with a legal team regarding the court case on the issue.

The firm also appointed hundreds of Booth Level Officers (BLO), which technically should be a government appointed persons, said Surjewala, adding that these BLOs were also given identity cards resembling as if they are government employees.

Gujarat will go to polls in two phases on December 1 and 5, with the counting of votes on December 8.

He said the BJP high command will finally decide on who has to be inducted into the cabinet.

As a galaxy of Congress leaders from across the country descended on Ballari to celebrate Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' reaching a milestone, covering 1,000 kms, Bommai said it is meaningless as the country is united and has full faith in federalism.

"The final verdict on the hijab row is very important as its impact is not restricted to Karnataka but on the whole country. So they have to wait for the final verdict," Bommai told reporters in Huvinahadagali.