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JD(S) accepts Congress' alliance offer; BJP to stake claim at forming government
Bengaluru 15 May 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) As the Karnataka assembly election is heading towards a hung assembly with no party reaching the magical number of absolute majority in the state, Janata Dal (s) according to reports has cracked a deal with the Congress party after agreeing to make a c
Congress leaders allege PM used ‘threatening’ language in Karnataka poll campaign
NEW DELHI, MAY 14: Top Congress leaders led by former premier Manmohan Singh have petitioned President Ram Nath Kovind alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had used “threatening and intimidating” language against them during the Karnataka poll campaign. In a letter to the president,
Ready to make way for Dalit CM, says Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: A lot of debate has occurred over the dalit Chief Minister issue in the state. However, laying all speculations and apprehensions to rest, incumbent CM Siddaramaiah, merely a day after the polling said that he was ready to make away for a Dalit CM in the state. Speaking to reporters in My
Yeddyurappa predicts BJP will win Karnataka with clear majority
Bengaluru: The BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday, May 13 said that his party will get a clear majority in Karnataka and there won't be a hung Assembly. "I have seen the exit polls on various channels. The BJP will form the majority government on Tuesday and the Congress
Flight delay leaves several voters stranded in Mumbai ahead of K'taka polls
Mangaluru: Several voters were left in lurch after the Air India flight they had boarded from Jeddah to arrive in the city, a day ahead of the state assembly polls was delayed by 10 hours. Reportedly, the flight from Jeddah to Mangaluru via Mumbai arrived at the Chatrapati Shivaji International A
Free Dosa and Data: How Karnataka voters are being lured to get inked

Bengaluru: Right from masala dosa to filter coffee, Karnataka’s electoral menu has it all. With less than 40% vote count in the poll bound state till 1 pm and media reports earlier painting a sad picture for India’s Silicon Valley voters, cyber cafes and food joints in Bengaluru are offering attr
Bengaluru boy slept on the footpath, sold vegetables & scored 79% in SSLC
If you are a resident of Bengaluru then you ought to be familiar with the Krishna Rajendra market, which is popularly known as City market. The hustle and bustle at this market begin in the wee hours of the morning and continues through the day. If you think that it is not possible, Vinod Kumar B
Security beefed up with 1.4 lakh personnel for Karnataka elections: DGP

Bengaluru, May 11 (UNI) Elaborate security arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair elections when Karnataka goes to polls on Saturday to elect 223 candidates for the Legislative Assembly, Director General of Police Neelamani Raju said. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, Ms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees threat in me, says Rahul Gandhi
BENGALURU: Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a "threat" in him, and the attack by him over his prime ministerial ambition was only aimed at "distracting attention". Gandhi also hit out at Modi for raking up the issue of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's fore
Karnataka elections: Seven-time winner BS Yeddyurappa stands tall in Shikaripura constituency
Shortly after filing his nomination from his electoral den of Shikharipura, in Shimoga district of central Karnataka, the BJP’s chief minister candidate, B S Yeddyurappa, 75, told his supporters that he was entrusting the constituency to them while he campaigns for the BJP across Karnataka. “Ther
Will form government with independents' backing: H D Devegowda
Mysuru: Janata Dal (Secular) will form government on its own, taking help from independents and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) opined Supremo H D Devegowda. This will be a reality as more than 10-12 independents are likely to win in the forthcoming polls, he said. Speaking to media at a private hotel
In dramatic midnight conference, EC announces around 10,000 voter ids seized in Bengaluru

Just days ahead of Karnataka assembly elections, for which the voting is scheduled for May 12 and counting will be done on May 15, the Election Commission has seized around 10,000 original voter ids in Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru. In a late-night press conference on Tuesday Chief Electoral O
Karnataka elections: 64% rise in assets of 184 siting MLAs who are contesting this poll
The 184 MLAs who are re-contesting the Karnataka assembly election on May 12 have seen a 64 per cent growth in their assets as compared to the 2013 election, reveals an analysis of their affidavits. The five richest MLAs, who saw a growth of more than Rs 100 crore in their wealth since the last e
CM-Siddaramaiah dares Modi, Yeddyurappa for debate
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa to an open debate with him. "Prime Minister Modi is deliberately confusing Karnataka voters with his bombastic speeches on non-issues. All hot
Aware of Reddy brothers' past, but winning each seat important: BS Yeddyurappa
BENGALURU: Defending the BJP leadership's decision of giving tickets to mining barons,the Reddy brothers of Ballari and their associates, BJP's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa today said that winning each assembly constituency was important for the party in the upcoming Karnataka election
BJP accuses Congress of 'pseudo-secular politics', questions stand on triple talaq
BENGALURU: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday accused the Congress party of practicing "pseudo-secular politics" in poll-bound Karnataka, and went on to juxtapose the Congress party's professing of secularism with their objection to the triple talaq bill. Prasad said the Congress wa
Modi is confusing voters, I challenge Yeddyurappa, PM to an open debate: Siddaramaiah
After Congress President Rahul Gandhi, now Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has challenged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for an open debate. In the run-up to the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018, political slugfest has erupted and charges are being levelled every day. On Monday, Siddara
In Karnataka, Sonia Gandhi to address first election rally in 2 years
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address her first election rally in nearly two years on May 8 at Bijapur in Karnataka, where her party is trying to return to power in a close contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prime Minister Narendr