News for 'Karnataka Legislative Assembly'

2 rebel K'taka MLAs fail to appear before Speaker

2 rebel K'taka MLAs fail to appear before Speaker

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

"Speaker is yet to fix another date for them to appear before him," the sources added.

Even bypoll win won't smoothen things for Yediyurappa

Even bypoll win won't smoothen things for Yediyurappa

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

'New Delhi is in a perpetual dilemma. It can't do without Yediyurappa, but it doesn't want a powerful CM. It stokes the opponents within against him. The result is he has never settled down in office, even in the present tenure'

Sino-India border row, 'misuse' of agencies to dominate winter session

Sino-India border row, 'misuse' of agencies to dominate winter session

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

The results of the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are also likely to play out during the start of the session.

Some BJP MLAs in touch with Cong, says Maha minister

Some BJP MLAs in touch with Cong, says Maha minister

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

Hitting out at the opposition BJP over its 'lust for power' and 'dirty politics', Thakur said that Maharashtra has given a new formula to the country. She also said that the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was stable.

PFI ban likely to benefit BJP, adversely affect Cong in poll-bound K'taka

PFI ban likely to benefit BJP, adversely affect Cong in poll-bound K'taka

Rediff.com2 Oct 2022

It remains to be seen whether the ban of its parent organisation will weaken the SDPI or will it be able to further consolidate its voter base.

To defeat BJP, Mayawati to back SP in UP bypolls

To defeat BJP, Mayawati to back SP in UP bypolls

Rediff.com5 Mar 2018

The rapprochement could open the door to an anti-saffron alliance for the 2019 general elections, reports Archis Mohan.

'Biren Singh must step down and President's rule imposed immediately'

'Biren Singh must step down and President's rule imposed immediately'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'The central government can stop further destruction... if they have the political will to do so.'

K'taka Opposition tells govt to defy SC; not to release Cauvery to TN

K'taka Opposition tells govt to defy SC; not to release Cauvery to TN

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

Karnataka government on Saturday moved the Supreme court seeking a review of its order directing the state to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu even as it faced strident calls from opposition parties not to release the water "at any cost".

SC agrees to hear plea of 5 more K'taka rebel MLAs

SC agrees to hear plea of 5 more K'taka rebel MLAs

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

The apex court had on July 12 restrained Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar from taking any decision till July 16 on the resignation and disqualification of 10 rebel MLAs of the ruling Congress-Janata Dal-Secular coalition.

Disqualified K'taka MLAs to join BJP today: Yediyurappa

Disqualified K'taka MLAs to join BJP today: Yediyurappa

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

Speaking after the core committee meeting, Yediyurappa said the disqualified MLAs have expressed intention to join the party on Thursday and they would be given the membership.

Former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel, who beat Covid-19, passes away

Former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel, who beat Covid-19, passes away

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel died in Ahmedabad on Thursday after prolonged illness, family sources said. Patel (92) had recovered from Covid-19 recently and was rushed to a hospital in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning following health complications, the sources said.

RS win in Maharashtra, Haryana shows BJP's superior poll management

RS win in Maharashtra, Haryana shows BJP's superior poll management

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, Randeep Surjewala and Jairam Ramesh of the Congress and Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut were among the 16 candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha from four states where polling was held on Friday after tussle over cross voting and alleged breach of election rules delayed the counting by around eight hours in Maharashtra and Haryana.

Siddaramaiah aide's 'Muslims outnumber Vokkaligas' remark puts Cong in spot

Siddaramaiah aide's 'Muslims outnumber Vokkaligas' remark puts Cong in spot

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

Khan while reacting to party's state president DK Shivakumar's attempt to consolidate the Vokkaliga community, had recently said that nobody can become the chief minister with support from just one community.

Mayawati expels BSP MLA for skipping K'taka trust vote

Mayawati expels BSP MLA for skipping K'taka trust vote

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

Mayawati on Sunday had directed Mahesh to vote in favour of the Kumaraswamy government, after he had said that he would skip the trust vote in the absence of any clear instructions from the high command.

RS win morale booster for BJP ahead of Presidential poll

RS win morale booster for BJP ahead of Presidential poll

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

The Rajya Sabha elections have again highlighted dissension and lack of cohesion in the opposition ranks from Maharashtra to Karnataka and Haryana.

Jaya's election challenged in Madras HC

Jaya's election challenged in Madras HC

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Petitions challenging the election of All India Anna Dravida Munetra Kazhagam supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to the assembly in a byelection have been filed in the Madras high court by two independent candidates.

Not kidnapped by BJP: Hospitalised Cong MLA

Not kidnapped by BJP: Hospitalised Cong MLA

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

Mumbai police provided security to Patil, the legislator from Kagwad in Belgaum district, who arrived in Mumbai on Thursday and was hospitalised after he complained of chest pain.

Naveen's body would occupy space of 10-12 evacuees: BJP MLA

Naveen's body would occupy space of 10-12 evacuees: BJP MLA

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Karnataka BJP MLA Arvind Bellad has said the body of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagouda, who was killed in shelling in Ukraine on March 1, would occupy space that could be utilised to evacuate 10 to 12 stranded people from the war-torn country.

Is Stalin Slipping Up In A Poll Year?

Is Stalin Slipping Up In A Poll Year?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

ndependent of the political fallout, which Stalin has sought to arrest through the withdrawal of the measures as fast as they were introduced, there are concerns about the way those decisions came to be taken, without adequate application of mind, not in official terms but in political and electoral contexts, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

No simultaneous polls without 5 Constitutional amendments, says EC

No simultaneous polls without 5 Constitutional amendments, says EC

Rediff.com11 Feb 2018

The views were asked for by the law ministry as part of a Cabinet note on the subject.

SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav dead, last rites today

SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav dead, last rites today

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

Mulayam's last rites will be performed with full state honours in Saifai near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh

INLD MLAs packed off to Mussoorie amid fears of cross-voting

INLD MLAs packed off to Mussoorie amid fears of cross-voting

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Apprehending that some of its MLAs may not toe the party line, especially as BJP-backed Chandra had claimed support of at least two INLD MLAs, a dozen-odd legislators of the party were on Monday sent off to the hill station in Uttarakhand.

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats on Friday

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats on Friday

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

Elections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats spread across eight states will be held on Friday with the contest in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan promising to be a close affair between the BJP and the Congress.

IAS officer's death: JDS releases audio tape

IAS officer's death: JDS releases audio tape

Rediff.com21 Mar 2015

Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday released an audio clipping claiming it would expose the circumstances that led to the transfer of D K Ravi

Rahul Gandhi to appeal jail term, punished for speaking truth: Cong

Rahul Gandhi to appeal jail term, punished for speaking truth: Cong

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The Congress on Thursday said former party chief Rahul Gandhi will file an appeal against a Gujarat court verdict holding him guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case, and alleged that the government was after him for speaking the truth and bringing to light its 'misdeeds'.

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.

Loyalist to rebel: What forced Azad to sever 50 years of bond with Congress

Loyalist to rebel: What forced Azad to sever 50 years of bond with Congress

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

"The situation has become irretrievable", Azad, 73, said in his parting shot to Sonia Gandhi, whose trusted confidante he remained right from the time of Sitaram Kesri's unceremonious exit as the party's chief in 2000.

Congress, JD-S MLAs in Hyderabad after an all-night-long bus journey

Congress, JD-S MLAs in Hyderabad after an all-night-long bus journey

Rediff.com18 May 2018

Fearing poaching from the BJP, the MLAs were moved and expected to be lodged in five-star hotels or resorts.

'Need leaders like Mamata': Ex-Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro quits Cong

'Need leaders like Mamata': Ex-Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro quits Cong

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Former chief minister of Goa and Congress veteran Luizinho Faleiro, resigned as an MLA and a primary member of the party on Monday claiming the state party unit is run by a 'coterie' of leaders even as he praised Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee saying the country needs a leader like her to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

She came out unscathed like 'gold refined in fire': Amma fans

She came out unscathed like 'gold refined in fire': Amma fans

Rediff.com12 May 2015

They expressed joy on Jayalalithaa being acquitted in the Rs 66.66 crore disproportionate assets case by the Karnataka high court on Monday.

Cong high command will take call on alliance: Deve Gowda

Cong high command will take call on alliance: Deve Gowda

Rediff.com28 Jul 2019

'Kumaraswamy is not officially the leader of the opposition. For three years and eight months of Yediyurappa's government, Siddarmaiah will officially be the leader of the opposition'

For comeback king Yediyurappa, ascent to power was never easy

For comeback king Yediyurappa, ascent to power was never easy

Rediff.com27 Jul 2019

Losing power after having come so close, Yediyurappa was determined to regain the reins of power from H D Kumaraswamy.

'BJP wants to make an example out of Rahul Gandhi'

'BJP wants to make an example out of Rahul Gandhi'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'They also think that if all opposition parties rally behind him, then 2024 will be Rahul versus Modi and that will be advantage BJP'

Congress will not contest TN bypoll

Congress will not contest TN bypoll

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

The Congress on Monday joined other opposition parties, including the DMK and the PMK, in boycotting the June 27 by-election.

Scindia resorts to dinner diplomacy in MP

Scindia resorts to dinner diplomacy in MP

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

It is speculated that Scindia, known to be very close to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, met the legislators in a bid to feel their pulses in the wake of developments in Karnataka and Goa.

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

We don't expect further resignations: Shettar

We don't expect further resignations: Shettar

Rediff.com30 Jan 2013

Amid the looming threat of more resignations by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ministers and legislators loyal to B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Wednesday said his government is stable and that he did not expect further resignations.

3 independent MLAs meet Yeddyurappa

3 independent MLAs meet Yeddyurappa

Rediff.com26 May 2008

In a major political development in Karnataka, three independent legislators -- G Shekhar, Sangadgi, and Narendra Swami -- on Monday called on Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa at the latter's residence in Bangalore. The BJP needs the support of three more legislators to achieve simple majority in the 224-member Karnataka assembly.

Prez poll: Who will get how many votes

Prez poll: Who will get how many votes

Rediff.com25 Jun 2017

Kovind may bag over 62 per cent votes but fall short of the 69 per cent votes polled by incumbent Pranab Mukherjee in 2012.

K'taka trust vote: Ruling MLAs absent, Speaker displeased

K'taka trust vote: Ruling MLAs absent, Speaker displeased

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

"Should this be the fate of the Speaker or the assembly," Kumar asked minister Priyank Kharge.