H. D. Kumaraswamy

The Karnataka state cabinet will be expanded by the third week of September to its full strength of 34, with the addition of seven new ministers, JDS Secretary general Danish Ali said.

The coalition government is "secure" and there are no differences between the ruling allies, he asserted, and strongly criticised the BJP for "creating confusion" among people by constantly questioning the stability of his government.

The BJP took to social media to attack the government, bombarding it with a series of Facebook posts over its functioning.

While Kumaraswamy termed his meeting as a "courtesy call", sources said a decision to expand the state cabinet was taken during the meeting between the two leaders which would be done in the next few weeks.

In his order, judge D B Patil said he did not find any proof to establish Kumaraswamy's guilt in the case.

This waiver of Rs 30,163 crore to benefit about 23 lakh farmers also includes interest to be paid by the government to nationalised banks.

As the video clip went viral in the social media besides being aired by TV channels, netizens and BJP leaders termed Revanna's action as 'insensitive'. Senior BJP leader S Suresh Kumar flayed Revanna for the act.

Targeting the media for "misquoting" him, Kumaraswamy said he had not made any wrong comments on the issue, but had just responded to a BJP MLA's statement in the Assembly.

Backed by an all-party meet, the Karnataka government today decided to go in for an appeal in the Supreme Court against the setting up of the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee.

Presenting a united front, top leaders of the Congress, TMC, BSP, AAP, CPI (M) and TDP had attended the ceremony last month in Bengaluru.

Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, however, today asserted that the government would complete five years term

Police Commissioner MN Nagaraj said: "Being a government servant, one cannot post such matters on social media. He has been suspended with immediate effect."

Kumaraswamy said there was good rain in the catchment areas of rivers in Karnataka and dams were receiving good inflows.

While Kumaraswamy's brother H D Revanna has been given Public Works Department, state's senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar gets Major and Medium Irrigation, as also Medical Education, after he had initially insisted on Energy.

"I'm thinking about resigning as AICC secretary, because despite holding that position I could not become Minister or was able to get ministry for others.So people question how I can do justice and also on my strength...so assoon as possible I will come to a decision on this afterdiscussion,"

"People of Karnataka had voted for 104 MLAs from the BJP and somebody else became the chief minister. People have not chosen him (Kumaraswamy as CM)," the lawyer said, adding, "why should the people of Karnataka suffer".

Fourteen ministers are from the Congress, nine from its ruling coalition partner JDS and one each from the BSP and the KPJP

Reports from across the state said normal life has not been affected, with schools and colleges, as also public transport services functioning normally.

State JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy, who is contesting from two constituencies, declared his and his wife's assets totalling more than Rs 167 crore. Their liabilities stood at over Rs 103 crores. "

Accusing the BJP leadership of patronising illegal mining in Karnataka, Congress today demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.