Vast experience in running the government and mass appeal across the state have favoured Siddaramaiah in the tightly contested race for Karnataka chief minister.
Bharathi Urs, daughter of former chief minister of Karnataka Devraj Urs, was on Thursday acquitted of murder charges by a fast track court in Bengaluru.
'Ajit Pawar's speech leaves no room for reconciliation.'
'What he says, he does.' 'People say if Khargesahab has said something, it will be set in stone.'
'Parties which supported me were all threatened. This could hardly have been called a fair election.' 'This is Modi's India.'
'The Congress-JD-S alliance will be intact for the next three years, for sure.'
12 years after he was sacked form JD-S, Siddaramaiah, offered Karnataka's CMship to his political foe Kumaraswamy.
Born on November 3, 1933 at Challakere in Chitradurga, Sharief had an illustrious political career spanning 50 years.
Rahul said Modi cannot speak on corruption as the party's chief ministerial candidate Yeddyurappa faced graft allegations.
Mallikarjun Kharge may be a respected politician and a loyal Congressman, but he is not a great orator nor does he have exceptional debating skills. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports
Three guys stood out at the swearing-in ceremony of Deve Gowda's son, says Sudhir Bisht.
'If the leadership gets wrong information, what results you can expect?'
'The question of survival depends on several factors because this country is divided vertically and horizontally.' 'There will always be demands and ups and downs.'
'Antony and I have been friends for over half a century, and I know the man does not tell lies. The problem is that what he believes to be the truth might not actually be true. He may believe that India needs the Congress, and that the Congress in turn needs the Nehru-Gandhi family, but that does not mean that India shares those articles of faith,' says T V R Shenoy.
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