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Guv asks Kumaraswamy to prove majority by 1.30 pm Friday

Guv asks Kumaraswamy to prove majority by 1.30 pm Friday

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

He gave the time-line while taking note of the adjournment of the House till Friday after it took up the confidence motion moved by Kumaraswamy in the backdrop of rebellion by a section of ruling Congress-Janata Dal (Secular).

Resentment in Karnataka BJP after Yediyurappa inducts new ministers

Resentment in Karnataka BJP after Yediyurappa inducts new ministers

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

The ruling party legislators have expressed serious reservations about MLCs not elected by the people being made ministers, lack of representation to certain regions, with most ministers still from Bengaluru and Belagavi districts and also on their 'seniority or sacrifice' not being considered.

K'taka assembly adjourned; trust vote by 6 pm

K'taka assembly adjourned; trust vote by 6 pm

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

As the House resumed its sitting an hour late, the Speaker made it clear, "The debate should start now. Everybody is watching us. Please don't make me a scapegoat. Let us reach our goal," stressing that the process should reach finality on Monday.

Karnataka: Guv invites BSY to form govt, gives 15 days to prove majority

Karnataka: Guv invites BSY to form govt, gives 15 days to prove majority

Rediff.com17 May 2018

Yeddyurappa would take the oath alone as the chief minister and once the majority is proved on the floor of the assembly, cabinet members would be inducted.

Surveys predict hung assembly in Karnataka

Surveys predict hung assembly in Karnataka

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

According to the surveys, the Janata Dal-Secular could emerge as the kingmaker in the May 12 election.

Congress will become 'PPP Congress' after Karnataka polls: Modi

Congress will become 'PPP Congress' after Karnataka polls: Modi

Rediff.com5 May 2018

With the D-day for the polls drawing closer, Modi upped the ante against the Siddaramaiah government addressing four back to back rallies at Gadag, Tumakuru, Shivamogga and Mangaluru.

7 states where Congress MLAs quit to help BJP

7 states where Congress MLAs quit to help BJP

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

Syed Firdaus Ashraf lists seven states where the Grand Old Party suffered a severe setback.

'Have to examine if resignations are genuine'

'Have to examine if resignations are genuine'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Asserting he will abide by rules, the speaker said he will take a "just decision which may be of convenience to some and inconvenience to some."

SC asks K'taka speaker to decide on rebel MLAs' resignations

SC asks K'taka speaker to decide on rebel MLAs' resignations

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

The 10 rebel MLAs had moved apex court alleging that the Karnataka assembly speaker was not accepting their resignations.

Allies go on warpath with govt; nationwide stir on Sep 20

Allies go on warpath with govt; nationwide stir on Sep 20

Rediff.com15 Sep 2012

In a joint statement, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and others alleged that the UPA government has "stuck cruel blows on the people one after another" by raising diesel price, limiting subsidised cooking gas, opening up of multi-brand retail and disinvestment of PSUs.

Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

Polling for three parliamentary seats and 29 assembly constituencies were held on October 30, an exercise being seen as a barometer of the political mood in the country ahead of assembly elections in politically critical Uttar Pradesh as well as other states.

Nitish meets Left leaders to take Third Front talks forward

Nitish meets Left leaders to take Third Front talks forward

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

Pushing efforts to firm up a Third Front, top leaders of the Janata Dal-United, Left and the Janta Dal-Secular met in New Delhi on Monday and decided to convene a meeting of 11 parties after the end of the current Parliament session to give concrete shape to a non-Congress and non-BJP alternative.

Pranab casts his vote with PM, Sonia by his side

Pranab casts his vote with PM, Sonia by his side

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

Besides the UPA and its four supporting parties -- SP, BSP, RJD, JD(S) -- NDA members JD-U and Shiv Sena as also the CPI-M and Forward Bloc have declared their support for Mukherjee.

Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi quits over 'sex CD' controversy

Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi quits over 'sex CD' controversy

Rediff.com3 Mar 2021

Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday resigned from the state cabinet, following allegations of sexual harassment against him.

CCD crisis: I-T officer draws flak for tax terrorism day before retirement

CCD crisis: I-T officer draws flak for tax terrorism day before retirement

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

Balakrishnan refused to react to the India Inc criticism of growing incidents of tax terrorism following Siddhartha's letter. Appearing unfazed, he said, "I only believe in doing my job well."

Karnataka: 9 defiant Congress MLAs skip assembly on Day 1

Karnataka: 9 defiant Congress MLAs skip assembly on Day 1

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

The MLAs -- Ramesh Jarkiholi, Mahesh Kumtalli, Umesh Jadhav, and Nagendra -- did not ascribe any reason for not attending the opening day's session.

C K Jaffer Sharrief walks out of Congress, blames Sonia

C K Jaffer Sharrief walks out of Congress, blames Sonia

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

Veteran Congress leader and seven-time Member of Parliament Jaffer Sharrief has ended his over six-decade-long association with the party.

I am a victim of conspiracy scripted by Cong: Yeddy

I am a victim of conspiracy scripted by Cong: Yeddy

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday said he wanted to bring in a "change" in his style of functioning in politics as he was a "victim of conspiracy hatched by the Congress, the Janata Dal - Secular and detractors within the Bharatiya Janata Party". "I am a victim of conspiracy scripted by Congress, JD-S and detractors with my party. To avoid getting victimised in the future, I have to be changed, I need to be changed and I will be changed," he said.

BJP will win 125-130 seats: Yeddyurappa

BJP will win 125-130 seats: Yeddyurappa

Rediff.com13 May 2018

Yeddyurappa expressed confidence that there is a strong wave in favour of his party.

Karnataka's last resort politics

Karnataka's last resort politics

Rediff.com26 May 2018

'Where in parliamentary democracies around the world do political parties drag Supreme Court judges in the middle marches of the night to decide who will rule?' asks Sunil Sethi.

Karnataka results: BJP emerges as single largest party

Karnataka results: BJP emerges as single largest party

Rediff.com15 May 2018

However, it fell nine seats short of a majority.

'I am unable to fund my party's campaign'

'I am unable to fund my party's campaign'

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Former PM H D Deve Gowda on his party's prospects in the coming elections.

The odd man out at Kumaraswamy's big moment

The odd man out at Kumaraswamy's big moment

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Three guys stood out at the swearing-in ceremony of Deve Gowda's son, says Sudhir Bisht.

Kumaraswamy ends 'indefinite' fast for CBI probe

Kumaraswamy ends 'indefinite' fast for CBI probe

Rediff.com10 Jul 2011

Janata Dal - Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday ended his two-day-old 'indefinite' fast to demand a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's allegation that he and his family had amassed illegal wealth worth Rs 1,500 crore. Kumaraswamy was offered a glass of fruit juice by Jnanapeetha Awardee U R Ananthamurthy at Freedom Park after the latter urged him to withdrew the fast, which the JD-S leader accepted.

Bengaluru: Kumaraswamy launches indefinite fast

Bengaluru: Kumaraswamy launches indefinite fast

Rediff.com9 Jul 2011

Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday began an indefinite fast in Bengaluru pressing for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's charge that his family members amassed illegal wealth to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.

Yediyurappa wins trust vote easily; Speaker resigns

Yediyurappa wins trust vote easily; Speaker resigns

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

The magic figure for simple majority was 105, equivalent to the strength of the BJP, which also commanded the support of an Independent.

Kumaraswamy seeks trust vote, asks Speaker to fix time

Kumaraswamy seeks trust vote, asks Speaker to fix time

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The embattled Janata Dal-Secular leader also said he was ready for everything and that he was not here to cling to power.

Where did Karnataka's 'value-based' politics vanish?

Where did Karnataka's 'value-based' politics vanish?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

'Somewhere in the midst of the three milestones of 1881, 1984 and 1999 are the clues that provide the answer to the troubling corrosion of Karnataka politics: The disappearance of values, the criminalisation of politics, and the complete collapse of ideology,' says Krishna Prasad, former editor-in-chief, Outlook.

Yeddyurappa wins trust vote, Congress walks out

Yeddyurappa wins trust vote, Congress walks out

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka headed by B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday won a confidence vote in the assembly 119-0 amid a walkout by the Congress and Independents and a boycott by the Janata Dal - Secular. Law Minister S Suresh Kumar pressed for division of votes, as Congress members trooped out with Independents following suit. The JD-S had earlier announced its decision to boycott the ten-day session.

K'taka panchayat poll: BJP wins 12 of 30 districts

K'taka panchayat poll: BJP wins 12 of 30 districts

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

Karanatka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party toll early leads in the crucial zilla and taluka panchayat elections on Tuesday by emerging victorious in 12 out of the 30 districts in the fray. However, party insiders say that the results were below their expectations.

Hindu anger led BJP's coastal Karnataka win

Hindu anger led BJP's coastal Karnataka win

Rediff.com25 May 2018

'Hindu voters in coastal Karnataka lean more towards Hindutva than Hinduism which explains why the Siddaramaiah government's perception as anti-Hindu worked wonders for the BJP in coastal Karnataka.'

Committed to farm loan waiver, else will retire: Kumaraswamy

Committed to farm loan waiver, else will retire: Kumaraswamy

Rediff.com28 May 2018

The Janata Dal-Secular leader, who was sworn-in Karnataka chief minister last week after the Congress extended unconditional support to his party, said he is ready with the guidelines on farm loan waiver, details of which will be disclosed on Wednesday.

Wll Santhosh oust Yediyurappa?

Wll Santhosh oust Yediyurappa?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

Yediyurappa is made of sterner stuff and is not going to yield so easily.

Karnataka cabinet expansion sets off huge discontent in Congress

Karnataka cabinet expansion sets off huge discontent in Congress

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

With the cabinet expansion being deferred repeatedly, several aspirants, especially those from Congress, had openly expressed their displeasure over the delay, piling pressure on the party to fill its quota so as to avoid any trouble ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

B S Yeddyurappa: From clerk to CM

B S Yeddyurappa: From clerk to CM

Rediff.com17 May 2018

Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa has navigated the choppy waters of politics with the consummate ease of a seasoned oarsman, defying tidal waves of adversity

Yogendra Yadav: Which way will the poll wind blow?

Yogendra Yadav: Which way will the poll wind blow?

Rediff.com1 May 2019

Here are 8 factors to watch out for, says psephologist Yogendra Yadav.

Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Karnataka amid BJP protests

Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Karnataka amid BJP protests

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in districts like Kodagu and Chitradurga, coastal regions among others, where local communities are opposed to the celebrations.

BJP wins one, loses one in Karnataka bypolls

BJP wins one, loses one in Karnataka bypolls

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

In the byelections held on September 13, the BJP's Y C Vishwanath, a medical practitioner, won by over 13,000 votes in Kadur, held earlier by the Congress. But the BJP failed to retain Gulbarga South, with the JD-S candidate Aruna Patil romping home by over 3,000 votes over the Congress's Ajay Singh, son of former chief minister Dharam Singh

Can the Opposition take on BJP's incompetence?

Can the Opposition take on BJP's incompetence?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

'There is no shortage of material for the Opposition to develop and deploy a campaign against the government.' 'Are we seeing signs that it exists? I confess that I do not see it,' says Aakar Patel.

Chikkaballapur poses testing time for two former chief ministers

Chikkaballapur poses testing time for two former chief ministers

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

Former Karnataka chief minister H d Kumaraswamy's entry into the Chikkaballapur constituency will make the going tough for his opponent, and Union minister and former chief minister Veerappa Moily, who had won the 2009 election from here comfortably, reports Vicky Nanjappa.