In a state where religious sentiment and superstition is common among politicians, Karnataka's new Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah began his tenure by meeting writers. Vicky Nanjappa finds out why.
Two deputy chief ministers along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are set to take the oath on Monday. Siddarmaiah will be sworn in at 11.40 am at the Kanteerva stadium on Monday. Two deputy CM's will also take oath although their names have not been made public yet. Two Dy CMs are being appointed keeping in mind the caste equations.
Two deputy chief ministers along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are set to take the oath on Monday. Siddarmaiah will be sworn in at 11.40 am at the Kanteerva stadium on Monday. Two deputy CM's will also take oath although their names have not been made public yet. Two Dy CMs are being appointed keeping in mind the caste equations.
The average asset of the 92 re-elected members of Legislative Assembly in Karnataka is estimated at Rs 30.15 crore, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms and Karnataka Election Watch analysis.
Hectic lobbying for the post of Karnataka's next chief minister is on ahead of the crucial Congress legislature party meeting to be held at 12.30 pm Friday in Bangalore.
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.
Although the much-touted Yeddyurappa impact has managed to split the BJP votes in Karnataka, the newly-formed KJP has nothing to cheer about over its performance in polls, notes Vicky Nanjappa.
Caste was always a factor during the Karnataka elections. However, what surprised many was the manner in which the Lingayat vote bank tilted in favour of the Congress which ended up winning 67 out of the 118 areas dominated by the caste group in the state.
In Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal-Secular have tied at the second spot with 40 seats each. Who will now be the main Opposition in the state and who will be its leader?
The fierce contest for the post of chief minister may result in Karnataka Congress leaders Mallikarjuna Kharge and Siddaramaiah going for a 50/50 arrangement, reports Vicky Nanjappa
Congress leaders Siddarmaiah and G Parameshwara are likely to leave with a host of other senior leaders to meet with party high command in New Delhi to hold discussions about the Karnataka elections.
Addressing a press conference in Bangalore after the Congress comfortably gained majority in Karnataka in the assembly polls, state party chief G Parameshwar did not look all that elated as he had lost at his constituency, though he thanked the people who had voted for the party. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Voters in the three main urban centres in Karnataka -- Bengaluru, Mysore and Mangalore -- have resoundingly rejected the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.The Congress has won in 17 of the 28 constituencies in Bengaluru, with major candidates like Roshan Baig, N Harris, R V Devraj, Priya Krishna and Dinesh Gundu Rao all winning in their constituencies.
Yeddyurappa may have had his revenge by proving that his warnings about destroying the Bharatiya Janata Party were not mere threats, but the bigger question is what his future political career would look like now. The BJP too has a lot of thinking to do ahead of the 2014 elections as Karnataka is the only state from where the BJP can win some MP seats. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Despite improving its tally by 12 seats in Karnataka, the poll verdict indicates that the Janata Dal-Secular will have to stay out of power for the next five years. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Many BJP leaders in Karnataka feel mishandling of the Yeddyurappa and Reddy brothers issue cost them the assembly election. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Speaking for the first time after the Bharatiya Janata Party got a drubbing in Karnataka on Wednesday, outgoing chief minister said that the party suffered a loss because of a negative vote.
With Karnataka Congress chief G Parameshwara's defeat Siddaramaiah, currently the leader of Opposition in the assembly, is Congress's favourite for the top job. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda led Janata Dal-Secular, which had hoped to play the role of a kingmaker in Karnataka, on Wednesday said it would sit in the opposition.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yeddyurappa's ominous warnings about destroying the party in the state assembly election were not merely empty threats. On poll verdict day, not only is the ruling party lagging behind the Congress, which is leading by a considerable margin, it may not even be able to flex its muscles as the main opposition party in the next five years. The Janata Dal Secular is likely to beat it to that position.
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