BENGALURU: BJP leader and Lingayat strongman BS Yeddyurappa was on Thursday sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka after the Supreme Court, in a rare overnight hearing, refused to stay the oath taking ceremony - a demand made by the Congress-Janata Dal-Secular combine. Yeddyurappa was ad

The Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress combine and the BJP have submitted the list of MLAs supporting them. The JD(S) and the BJP have also completed the process of electing the leaders of their respective Legislature Parties. The day has also seen the JD(S) accusing the BJP of indulging in horse-trad

Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to poach legislators from his party by offering them money, PTI reported. “If [Narendra] Modi is out to end corruption, then how do you explain the BJP coming to our MLAs and saying they will

A day after fractured mandate in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that the BJP, which emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats, has been poaching Congress and JD(S) elected members to form a government through the back door. Senior Congress

The Kerala government today made an amazing offer to the newly-elected Karnataka MLAs facing the melee of a hung verdict -- unwind in Gods Own Country. Kerala Tourism made the offer on Twitter amid frantic efforts by the BJP, Congress and JD(S) to cobble up the numbers to form a government. "A

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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