Who will win Karnataka's 'mini Ayodhya' this time?

The vast Udupi-Chikmagalur parliamentary constituency, which belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the years 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009, slipped out of its hands in 2012. While the Hindu factor......

Karnataka BJP MLA booked on rape, kidnapping charges

A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA was on Friday booked for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 23-year-old woman in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka but the legislator dismissed it as "false" claiming it......

First in 56 yrs: Sringeri DID NOT decide K'taka ruling party

In the past, superstitions and predictions have ruled Karnataka politics, but during the elections this time, they seem to have fallen flat. Vicky Nanjappa explains how. It would be interesting to......

The significance of Sringeri constituency in K'taka polls

The party that wins the Sringeri constituency in Chickmagalur district has always gone on to form the government in Karnataka since 1952, reports Vicky Nanjappa   Call it sheer coincidence or......