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Karnataka Polls 2018

Wed, Jun 13, 2018
Karnataka: Congress wins Jayanagar assembly seat

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

Fri, Jun 8, 2018
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

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

Wed, Jun 6, 2018
PHOTOS: Kumaraswamy expands cabinet amid heartburn

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

Tue, Jun 5, 2018
Kumaraswamy to expand ministry on Wednesday

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

Thu, May 31, 2018
Karnataka portfolios: JD-S to get Finance, Congress gets Home

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

Wed, May 30, 2018
Kumaraswamy promises decision on farm loan waiver in 15 days

Kumaraswamy met representatives of farmers groups and progressive peasants to...

Tue, May 29, 2018
The odd man out at Kumaraswamy's big moment

Three guys stood out at the swearing-in ceremony of Deve Gowda's son, says...

Mon, May 28, 2018
Committed to farm loan waiver, else will retire: Kumaraswamy

The Janata Dal-Secular leader, who was sworn-in Karnataka chief minister last...

I am at mercy of Congress, not 6.5 cr people of K'taka: Kumaraswamy

The chief minister said he has certain compulsions as a politician.

Sat, May 26, 2018
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...

Fri, May 25, 2018
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...

Hindu anger led BJP's coastal Karnataka win

'Hindu voters in coastal Karnataka lean more towards Hindutva than Hinduism...

Karnataka floor test: Cong's Ramesh elected Speaker, BJP nominee withdraws

Suresh Kumar said he was withdrawing his nomination following a direction...

Thu, May 24, 2018
Kumaraswamy to face floor test on Friday; BJP fields nominee for Speaker

Unfazed by Yeddyurappa's unceremonious exit, the BJP on Thursday fielded its...

Wed, May 23, 2018
Is the BJP watching? Opposition puts up a united front

Janata Dal-Secular's H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday took the oath of office at...

HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as Karnataka chief minister

The 58-year-old leader will expand his council of ministers after the trust...

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...

Tue, May 22, 2018
'There was no Modi wave in Karnataka'

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

Karnataka 2018: Strongest Opposition vs weakest leading party

With 103 members belonging to the BJP, the Karnataka assembly will witness a...

Mon, May 21, 2018
Kumaraswamy meets Sonia, Rahul; deputy CM, speaker to be from Cong

Congress leadership would take a call on who would be its deputy chief...

'Congress-JD-S will last for a few months'

'Then all the usual troubles will break out.'

Sun, May 20, 2018
No 'power-sharing formula' arrived at yet: Kumaraswamy

He also asserted that within 24 hours of taking oath, he would prove the...

Democracy won in Karnataka: Rajinikanth

Dubbing as 'farcical' the time of 15 days given by Karnataka Governor...

Revealed: How the Congress won Karnataka

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

Sat, May 19, 2018
'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...

Yeddyurappa: Seasoned oarsman who failed to safely anchor the BJP boat

The 75-year-old Lingayat leader broke his own record of the most short-lived...

When Yeddyurappa quit like Vajpayee

Vajpayee had resigned just 13 days after being in power due to lack of numbers.

'PM is not bigger than India; hope he learns some lessons'

Leaders from the Opposition celebrated after the BJP strong man resigned on...

WATCH LIVE: The Karnataka trust vote

Bharatiya Janata Party's B S Yeddyurappa will learn of his fate as Karnataka...

Congress accuses Yeddyurappa of trying to poach its MLA

In the tape, released hours ahead of the crucial floor test, the current CM...

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...

Fri, May 18, 2018
'Siddaramaiah gave BJP 104 seats'

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

K'taka effect: RJD, Congress stake claim in Bihar, Goa, Manipur

In a protests against the decision of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to...

Hotel owner has 117 MLAs' support: Judge's joke on Karnataka crisis

Those present in the jam-packed courtroom number six burst into laughter when...

SC orders floor test in Karnataka at 4 pm on Saturday

The apex court made it clear that it would deal with the constitutionality of...

'BJP will now try money and muscle to steal mandate'

Here's how Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders reacted after the...

Karnataka power struggle: Top developments from SC

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court resumed hearing Opposition Congress...

Thu, May 17, 2018
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.

'Yeddyurappa's swearing-in is a farce'

'This minority government will be for only 15 days.''By that time, its motion...

Congress, JD-S protest outside K'taka assembly against BSY's swearing-in

The newly elected Congress legislators, who are staying at a resort on the...

B S Yeddyurappa: From clerk to CM

Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa has navigated the choppy waters of...

In all-night hearing, SC clears Yeddyurappa's swearing-in

The apex court, however, made it clear that the swearing-in and the...

'BJP is practising saam, daam, dand, bhed'

'The BJP is trying to bribe or unleash the income tax authorities (on us).'

Wed, May 16, 2018
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...

Congress-JD-S accuse BJP of poaching their MLAs

The Congress claimed that the BJP was "trying hard" to get their party's MLAs...

Why did the BJP flunk Karnataka?

'Both Modi and Shah know the importance attached by Lord Krishna in the...

2018 vs 2013: How Karnataka turned saffron

Amid the race to the chief minister's chair, here's a simple graph to show...

'Karnataka will have a re-election within a year'

'The Congress must honour the mandate. The mandate is clearly for the BJP.'

Kumaraswamy will be CM, says Siddaramaiah

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

Tue, May 15, 2018
PHOTOS: BJP celebrates Karnataka outcome

Here are the glimpses of the celebration.

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.

Karnataka results: BJP emerges as single largest party

However, it fell nine seats short of a majority.

Won't let Karnataka's development journey to be trampled on: Modi

"This is an unparalleled and unprecedented win," he said.

Foe turned friend, Siddaramaiah offers crown to Kumaraswamy

12 years after he was sacked form JD-S, Siddaramaiah, offered Karnataka's...

'2019 is a game wide open'

'What happened in the Vajpayee era will repeat in the Modi era in 2019.'

Karnataka verdict: Big winners and losers

Here's how the prominent leaders in the fray in Karataka elections have...

'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...

MAPPED: Karnataka verdict 2018, constituency-wise

Want a detailed break-up of the winners and losers of the Karnataka...

Mon, May 14, 2018
Ahead of results, Congress rushes top guns to Karnataka

Azad and Gehlot have reached Bengaluru and have met chief minister...

BJP vs Congress: What the Karnataka data says

What does election data say about the electoral support the competing parties...

Sun, May 13, 2018
It's fine if party wants a Dalit CM: Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah exuded confidence that the Congress would get an absolute majority.

BJP will win 125-130 seats: Yeddyurappa

Yeddyurappa expressed confidence that there is a strong wave in favour of his...

Sat, May 12, 2018
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.

Fri, May 11, 2018
Karnataka: Polling deferred in area where huge cache of voter IDs was found

Polling in Rajarajeswari Nagar constituency has been deferred to May 28.

Row erupts after Congress releases 'bribery' sting featuring Reddy aide; BJP scoffs

A video showing a Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party leader allegedly trying to...

Thu, May 10, 2018
Bitter campaign ends, Karnataka to vote on Saturday

From corruption to communalism, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Rs 70 lakh...

Modi sees a threat in me: Rahul

The Congress president also hit out at the PM for raking up the issue of...

Centre trying to fulfil Ambedkar's dreams: PM Modi

Hitting out at the ruling Congress in Karnataka, he said the party failed to...

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

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

Wed, May 9, 2018
'Modi wave has completely collapsed'

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

Tue, May 8, 2018
Congress pursuing divide and rule policy: Modi in Karnataka

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

In Badami, it's advantage Siddaramaiah

The constituency comprises nearly 60,000 Kurubas -- a community which the CM...

Karnataka polls: Everything you need to know

Karnataka goes to polls in about a fortnight and the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Mon, May 7, 2018
Siddaramaiah sends Rs 100 cr defamation notice to Modi, Shah

Modi has repeatedly attacked Siddaramaiah over alleged corruption, calling...

Rahul rides bicycle, bullock cart to protest against petrol price

Rahul alleged that the BJP-led government wanted to take money from the...

Learn patriotism from Mudhol hound dogs, Modi tells Congress

The prime minister said there had been such a fall in the party that a...

Why Modi didn't visit Udupi's Krishna temple

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

Sun, May 6, 2018
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...

Sat, May 5, 2018
Congress will become 'PPP Congress' after Karnataka polls: Modi

With the D-day for the polls drawing closer, Modi upped the ante against the...

BJP is "prison, price rise and pakoda" party: Siddaramaiah

All guns blazing, Modi on Saturday mounted a scathing attack on the Congress...

Fri, May 4, 2018
After receiving flak, UP CM Yogi cuts short Karnataka campaign

The chief minister will arrive in Agra on Friday night and visit the...

BJP's Karnataka manifesto promises farm loan waiver, cow protection commission

BJP said if voted to power, it would bring out a 'white paper' on the...

It's 'women first' for BJP and my government: Modi

"Today the country is moving forward from women development to women-led...

Will Deve Gowda's citadel fall this time?

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

Thu, May 3, 2018
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.

Wed, May 2, 2018
Deve Gowda rules out BJP-JDS alliance after PM Modi's praise

Gowda said that the JDS has only joined hands with the BSP which will...

Karnataka farmers need a government sensitive to their demands: Modi

Modi said, "The Karnataka government was indifferent...it did not care about...

Tue, May 1, 2018
Modi warms up to Deve Gowda, attacks Rahul for 'insulting' ex-PM

Modi's remarks assume significance as they come after most pollsters...

In Shikaripura, discussions centre around Yeddyurappa's 'fading glory'

In BS Yeddyurappa's constituency, Shikaripura, many question BJP's...

Modi to start campaigning in Karnataka today

At least a dozen rallies are expected to follow in the coming days, party...

Mon, Apr 30, 2018
Are BJP-Kumaraswamy on the same page in Channapatna?

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

Sun, Apr 29, 2018
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...

Sat, Apr 28, 2018
BJP slams Congress manifesto for Karnataka polls

BJP general secretary and in-charge of Karnataka's party affairs P Muralidhar...

Fri, Apr 27, 2018
The 2018 Karnataka election sentiment meter

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress are prepping for the upcoming May 12...

Cong's Karnataka polls manifesto promises 1 crore jobs

The party president said the manifesto was the 'voice of the people of...

Thu, Apr 26, 2018
Yogi, Akhilesh, Maya to campaign in poll-bound Karnataka

Mayawati and Akhilesh, who contested the recent UP bypolls together, will...

Wed, Apr 25, 2018
BJP or Congress: Who will Deve Gowda choose?

With opinion polls predicting a hung assembly in Karnataka and the...

Tue, Apr 24, 2018
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...

Mon, Apr 23, 2018
Yeddyurappa says son won't contest; BJP members protest against Shah

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

BJP pins hopes on Modi's X factor to win Karnataka

Modi could tap into the urban discontent and present a larger picture to...

Fri, Apr 20, 2018
Siddaramaiah has not given up plans to contest from 2nd seat

The CM, however, said he would abide by the high command's decision.

Siddaramaiah government most corrupt: Deve Gowda

Gowda said he would not comment on or criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Karnataka polls: The coast seems clear for BJP

The economic muscle in the Mangalore region is generally sympathetic to the...

Thu, Apr 19, 2018
Yeddyurappa files nomination papers from Shikaripura

The BJP is has set its sight on regaining power by winning 150 out of 224...

Siddaramaiah's biggest challenge is to win his own seat

Caste composition is going to be a huge determinant for winning the...

Mon, Apr 16, 2018
Ministers, youths in Congress' candidates' list for Karnataka elections

The party has not applied the "one-family, one-ticket" formula for the...

Sat, Apr 14, 2018
Will Deve Gowda be Karnataka's kingmaker?

Interestingly, so far Deve Gowda's JD-S is not the target of the attack by...

Karnataka poll schedule not leaked, was speculation

A committee was set up after the Bharatiya Janata Party's IT cell chief...

Wed, Apr 11, 2018
Congress banks on Siddaramaiah's 'Karnataka model of development' to see it through

The IIM-B's 'Karnataka innovation report' has become the basis for the...

Mon, Apr 9, 2018
Party-hoppers make it to BJP's first list of candidates for K'tka poll

Most of them are sitting legislators and a few of them also served as...

How water wars in Karnataka affect BJP's prospects

If the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu --...

Mon, Apr 2, 2018
'Was Siddaramaiah a Congressman?'

'Let me narrate the background as to why Siddaramaiah was taken from my party...

Sat, Mar 31, 2018
People have made up their minds to throw out Siddaramaiah: Shah

"The people of Karnataka have made up their minds to throw out the...

Fri, Mar 30, 2018
I made a mistake, people of Karnataka won't: Shah in Mysuru

He alleged that the Siddaramaiah government has been releasing jailed killers...

Tue, Mar 27, 2018
Amit Shah calls BJP's Yeddyurappa "most corrupt"; Congress has a field day

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "Gifted to us by the BJP president, our...

Karnataka goes to polls on May 12, results on May 15

The term of the 224-member Karnataka assembly ends on May 28 this year.

Mon, Mar 19, 2018
Karnataka govt agrees to recommend Lingayats as separate religion

Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats are those who believed in the philosphy...

Wed, Mar 7, 2018
Karnataka Lokayukta stabbed in office

P Vishwanatha Shetty is stated to be out of danger.

Sat, Mar 3, 2018
Congress says poll results in NE will have no bearing on Karnataka

State BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa said the people of north-east in general and...

Tue, Feb 27, 2018
Not Siddaramaiah, it's 'seeda rupaiya' govt: Modi in Karnataka

He said it should not be allowed to continue 'even for a minute'.

Mon, Feb 19, 2018
Modi takes on Siddaramaiah on his home turf, attacks him on graft

Addressing a BJP rally, Modi said after he levelled the "10 per cent...

Fri, Feb 16, 2018
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka gets more as SC reduces Tamil Nadu's share

The SC ruled that Karnataka will now have an enhanced share of 14.75 tmcft...

Ahead of K'taka polls, Siddaramaiah rolls out sops in budget

Siddaramaiah announces free LGP gas, universal health scheme in budget

Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka: The Cauvery dispute timeline

Following is the chronology of events in the decades-old Cauvery water...

Tue, Feb 13, 2018
Note ban was RSS idea: Rahul in Karnataka

He said RSS men were planted in each ministry.

Sun, Feb 11, 2018
BJP govt in Karnataka broke world records in graft: Rahul

"Modi ji stop giving speeches and start working, because you don't have much...

Tue, Feb 6, 2018
Siddaramaiah, Yeddyurappa Twitter war on Modi's charge

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked Modi to "walk the talk", posing four...

Mon, Feb 5, 2018
Siddaramaiah hits back at Modi, says he is morally not fit to be PM

He said the "countdown has begun for Narendra Modi," citing the results of...

Fri, Feb 2, 2018
JD-S holds key to Congress's 2nd term in Karnataka

The Congress must learn its lessons from the Gujarat elections and ensure...

Tue, Jan 30, 2018
Rahul to kickstart Karnataka poll campaign on Feb 10

All senior leaders will be along with Rahul Gandhi during these programmes...

Thu, Jan 25, 2018
Shah dubs Siddaramaiah govt "corrupt, malicious, oppressive"

Addressing a party rally in Mysuru, Shah accused the Congress of behaving...