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Karnataka: Congress wins Jayanagar assembly seat
Karnataka: Congress wins Jayanagar assembly seat

Congress' Sowmya Reddy secured 54,457 votes against her nearest rival from...

Kumaraswamy allocates portfolios, retains finance
Kumaraswamy allocates portfolios, retains finance

Portfolio sharing had turned out to be a thorny issue between the Congress...

Kumaraswamy appeals to Congress high-command to pacify sulking MLAs
Kumaraswamy appeals to Congress high-command to pacify sulking MLAs

The CM met M B Patil, a prominent Congress leader under whose leadership a...

PHOTOS: Kumaraswamy expands cabinet amid heartburn
PHOTOS: Kumaraswamy expands cabinet amid heartburn

Fourteen ministers are from the Congress, nine from its ruling coalition...

Kumaraswamy to expand ministry on Wednesday
Kumaraswamy to expand ministry on Wednesday

Sources said while the Janata Dal-Secular will have nine new ministers, the...

Karnataka portfolios: JD-S to get Finance, Congress gets Home
Karnataka portfolios: JD-S to get Finance, Congress gets Home

The leaders of the two parties have held five rounds of talks since Wednesday...

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Some issues with Congress over portfolios: Kumaraswamy

He also said the expansion of his cabinet would take place once state...

Karnataka's last resort politics

'Where in parliamentary democracies around the world do political parties...

Karnataka drama ends as Kumaraswamy wins trust vote without contest

The new CM said the coalition government will work for the people and was not...

'Et tu Karnataka': Oppn reacts to poll results

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said if the Congress had formed an...

'People trust Modi more than any other leader'

'And the same trust was evident in the Karnataka election.'

Karnataka verdict: 'BJP's southward march has begun'

With the Bharatiya Janata Party set for an impressive win in the Karnataka...

Perceived as kingmaker, Kumaraswamy becomes the king

Despite his Janata Dal-Secular finishing a poor third in the electoral...

'The 3 days after Kumaraswamy takes the oath will be crucial'

'If Shivakumar and Deve Gowda play the match well, this government will...

'There was no Modi wave in Karnataka'

'The Congress-JD-S alliance will be intact for the next three years, for sure.'

Exit polls predict close fight between BJP, Congress in Karnataka

Ex-prime minister H D Deve Gowda's Janata Dal-Secular likely to play the...

Karnataka assembly poll ends with 70% turnout

Counting of votes will take place on May 15.

Will Yeddyurappa be CM if BJP wins Karnataka?

Yeddyurappa lacks the Karnataka BJP's unqualified support and Shah knows that.

Revealed: How the Congress won Karnataka

Rahul Gandhi deliberately kept himself in the background, because he knew he...

'We would love an Amit Shah, Modi-mukt Bharat'

'The BJP is no longer the BJP. It has become the Bharatiya Janata Poaching...

Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM on May 23

The Janata Dal-Secular leader also said that he may move the confidence of...

'Modi wave has completely collapsed'

'The strange thing about the Karnataka election is that the BJP looks more...

'Whatever happens in Karnataka, Modi is on a downhill road'

'For short-term gain, the BJP makes extraordinary promises, they take...

Congress pursuing divide and rule policy: Modi in Karnataka

Modi lashed out at the Siddaramaiah government over alleged corruption,...

KG Bopaiah to stay pro tem speaker, floor test to be broadcast live

The order came after the Congress-JD-S combine had challenged the appointment...

Why did Modi say he spoke to Deve Gowda?

JD-S sources read it as an attempt by Modi to sow seeds of doubt in the...

'Siddaramaiah gave BJP 104 seats'

'The BJP had no traction in Karnataka and Siddaramaiah would have scraped...

Why Modi didn't visit Udupi's Krishna temple

Controversy at the Pejawar Mutt -- an integral part of the VHP and the Ram...

Modi dubs Congress a 'deal party', says no one can save it

The prime minister also accused the Congress of "distorting history" as part...

Yeddyurappa defends decision to give tickets to Reddy brothers

BJP's chief ministerial candidate said that winning each assembly...

Not going to wait till 15 days to prove majority: Yeddyurappa

"I seek support of all legislators and I ask them to vote for me by...

Congress, RJD want 'Karnataka model' in Goa, Manipur, Bihar

Congress and RJD are single largest parties in Goa and Bihar respectively.

In the name of god and farmers, BSY takes oath as K'taka CM

Yeddyurappa has 15 days to prove his majority in the assembly.

Will Deve Gowda's citadel fall this time?

With the family patriarch ageing, his successor H D Kumaraswamy not keeping...

K'taka govt is 'gold medalist' in graft, Cong leaders 'drunk on power': Modi

Modi said that the JD-S was going to finish a "poor, distant third".

'I am unable to fund my party's campaign'

Former PM H D Deve Gowda on his party's prospects in the coming elections.

Karnataka: Guv invites BSY to form govt, gives 15 days to prove majority

Yeddyurappa would take the oath alone as the chief minister and once the...

BJP trying to bribe its way to power, says Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy made the stunning claim that the BJP offered the MLAs of his...

Did Bangalore voters let down BJP?

'Voters did not turn up in large numbers in Bangalore.''If more voters of...

Are BJP-Kumaraswamy on the same page in Channapatna?

The Congress is looking at Channapatna to take revenge on the JD-S which, it...

SP-BSP friends in UP, foes in Karnataka

The BSP is contesting on 20 seats in Karnataka election with an alliance with...

Karnataka poll: I will be 'king', not 'kingmaker', says Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy agreed that the coming assembly elections were a "battle for...

Kumaraswamy will be CM, says Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah and Kumaraswamy also dismissed reports that a section of MLAs of...

Karnataka cliffhanger: Both sides claim to form govt, all eyes on Guv

The BJP emerged as the single largest party but fell nine short of a...

Battle for Karnataka: THE VERDICT

Final tally of all parties in Karnataka assembly polls.

Caste equations forced Siddaramaiah to opt for 2nd seat, say experts

According to some accounts, internal Congress surveys indicated a tough...

Surveys predict hung assembly in Karnataka

According to the surveys, the Janata Dal-Secular could emerge as the...

Yeddyurappa says son won't contest; BJP members protest against Shah

Angry BJP workers flung chairs and other furniture and raised slogans against...

'Et tu Karnataka': Oppn reacts to poll results

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said if the Congress had formed an...

'People trust Modi more than any other leader'

'And the same trust was evident in the Karnataka election.'

Karnataka verdict: 'BJP's southward march has begun'

With the Bharatiya Janata Party set for an impressive win in the Karnataka...

Exit polls predict close fight between BJP, Congress in Karnataka

Ex-prime minister H D Deve Gowda's Janata Dal-Secular likely to play the...

Karnataka assembly poll ends with 70% turnout

Counting of votes will take place on May 15.

Will Yeddyurappa be CM if BJP wins Karnataka?

Yeddyurappa lacks the Karnataka BJP's unqualified support and Shah knows that.

'Modi wave has completely collapsed'

'The strange thing about the Karnataka election is that the BJP looks more...

'Whatever happens in Karnataka, Modi is on a downhill road'

'For short-term gain, the BJP makes extraordinary promises, they take...

Congress pursuing divide and rule policy: Modi in Karnataka

Modi lashed out at the Siddaramaiah government over alleged corruption,...

Why Modi didn't visit Udupi's Krishna temple

Controversy at the Pejawar Mutt -- an integral part of the VHP and the Ram...

Modi dubs Congress a 'deal party', says no one can save it

The prime minister also accused the Congress of "distorting history" as part...

Yeddyurappa defends decision to give tickets to Reddy brothers

BJP's chief ministerial candidate said that winning each assembly...

Will Deve Gowda's citadel fall this time?

With the family patriarch ageing, his successor H D Kumaraswamy not keeping...

K'taka govt is 'gold medalist' in graft, Cong leaders 'drunk on power': Modi

Modi said that the JD-S was going to finish a "poor, distant third".

'I am unable to fund my party's campaign'

Former PM H D Deve Gowda on his party's prospects in the coming elections.

Are BJP-Kumaraswamy on the same page in Channapatna?

The Congress is looking at Channapatna to take revenge on the JD-S which, it...

SP-BSP friends in UP, foes in Karnataka

The BSP is contesting on 20 seats in Karnataka election with an alliance with...

Karnataka poll: I will be 'king', not 'kingmaker', says Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy agreed that the coming assembly elections were a "battle for...

Caste equations forced Siddaramaiah to opt for 2nd seat, say experts

According to some accounts, internal Congress surveys indicated a tough...

Surveys predict hung assembly in Karnataka

According to the surveys, the Janata Dal-Secular could emerge as the...

Yeddyurappa says son won't contest; BJP members protest against Shah

Angry BJP workers flung chairs and other furniture and raised slogans against...