No clear forecast for the formation of a new government in Karnataka
Jul 25, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Bengaluru, July 25 (IBNS): No signs of a BJP government in Karnataka even after the fall of Kumaraswami government.
Supreme Court allows Karnataka MLAs to withdraw their petitions
Jul 25, 2019, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed two independent Karnataka MLAs to withdraw their petition on trust vote in Karnataka but slammed senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi for being absent in the court despite being asked by it to be present on Thursday.
Karnataka BJP leaders awaiting for Amit Shah's nod to form government
Jul 25, 2019, at 02:10 pm
Bengaluru, July 25 (UNI): After defeating the Confidence motion in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday successfully, the State BJP leaders are anxiously awaiting green signal from the Central leaders to form the government in the State.
BJP leaders from Karnataka in Delhi to meet Amit Shah
Jul 25, 2019, at 12:12 pm
New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): A group of BJP leaders from Karnataka are in the national capital to meet Union home minister Amit Shah, two days after Karnataka's coalition government fell following a trust vote. The BJP is yet to stake a claim to form the government.
Congress should take decision on continuation of alliance with JDS: HD Kumaraswamy
Jul 24, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Bengaluru, July 24 (UNI) The Caretaker Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is non-committal on continuing the JD(S)-Congress alliance in the State and said that Congress should take a decision about it.
Democracy, honesty, people of Karnataka lost: Rahul Gandhi
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:16 am
New Delhi, Jul 23 (UNI) Reacting to the defeat of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that democracy, honesty and the people of the state had lost.
Cong-JD(S) coalition govt falls, Yeddyurappa set to become Karnataka CM for fourth time
Jul 23, 2019, at 10:39 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 23 (IBNS): The one-year-old-Karnataka government, which was formed on an alliance between the Congress party and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), toppled on Tuesday as HD Kumaraswamy failed to win the trust vote, paving way for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa to become the Chief Minister for the fourth time.
Karnataka: Coalition fails to prove majority, Kumaraswamy govt falls
Jul 23, 2019, at 08:05 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 23 (IBNS): The 14-month-old Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka failed to prove its majority in the trust vote this evening and fell.
Supreme Court to hear K'taka MLAs' plea on Wednesday
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi, Jul 23 (UNI) The Supreme Court will hear the Karnataka MLAs' plea on Wednesday.
Congress slams BJP for constant efforts to sabotage Karnataka government
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 23 (UNI) Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of making constant efforts to sabotage the Congress-JD(S) coalition government and 'kill' democracy in Karnataka.
Supreme Court to hear Karnataka MLAs' plea tomorrow
Jul 23, 2019, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi, Jul 23 (UNI) The Supreme Court will hear the Karnataka MLAs' plea on Wednesday.
Karnataka Speaker issued summons to 15 rebel MLAs to appear before him
Jul 22, 2019, at 10:55 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 22 (UNI): The Karnataka Assembly speaker, has summoned 15 rebel Congress and the JD(S) MLAs, who had submitted their resignations to their membership, to appear before him on Tuesday.
Will wait even till midnight for trust vote: Yeddy
Jul 22, 2019, at 09:29 pm
Bengaluru, July 22 (IBNS): The Karnataka Assembly has been witnessing uproarious scenes with the Opposition blaming the government of delaying the trust vote.
Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government to face trust vote today
Jul 22, 2019, at 09:15 am
Bangalore, July 22 (IBNS): The missing last two deadlines, Karnataka's Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government will face the floor test on Monday.
Karnataka: No trust vote today, Speaker adjourns Assembly till Monday
Jul 19, 2019, at 11:34 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 19 (IBNS): Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar once again on Friday adjourned the house till Monday thereby stalling the trust vote.
Karnataka assembly likely to witness chaotic scene over Guv's direction to CM
Jul 19, 2019, at 11:35 am
Bengaluru, July 19 (UNI): While the Confidence motion, moved by the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy is yet to reach to its logical conclusion, the direction by the Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to Chief Minister to prove his majority within 1330 hours, is likely to create storm in the house, when it reassembled on Friday.
Prove majority by July 19, K'taka Guv directs CM
Jul 18, 2019, at 10:58 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (UNI/IBNS): Amid heated debate over the resignation of 15 MLAs of the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition government, triggering a crisis in the ruling in Karnataka, Governor Vajubhai R Vala asked Chief Minster HD Kumaraswamy to prove his majority, before 1330 hrs on Friday.
No trust vote today in Karnataka Assembly
Jul 18, 2019, at 07:55 pm
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (IBNS): The impasse in Karnataka politics seems to take no halt with the Speaker calling it a day in the Assembly, which means there will be no trust vote on Thursday.
Speaker orders Karnataka home minister to submit report on the alleged kidnap of a Congress MLA
Jul 18, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (UNI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar today ordered the home minister M.B. Patil to ask the state police and submit a report on Congress party members statement that one of the party MLA had been kidnapped.
Leader of Opposition in hurry: Kumaraswamy taunts Yeddyurappa during Karnataka trust vote
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:55 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (IBNS/UNI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has taunted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman BS Yeddyurappa in the Vidhan Soudha saying the opposition leader, who wanted the trust vote process to be completed quickly, is in hurry, media reports said.
Trust debate begins in Karnataka Assembly
Jul 18, 2019, at 12:57 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (IBNS/UNI): Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has initiated the trust debate in the Assembly as the House readies itself to see whether the government survives the test.
Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka set for floor test
Jul 18, 2019, at 10:36 am
Bengaluru, July 18 (UNI): Notwithstanding the resignations of 16 rebel Congress and the JD(S) MLAs to their membership, the 14-month-old JD(S) and the Congress coalition government will go for a floor test here on Thursday.
Speaker to decide on rebel Karnataka MLAs' resignations but lawmakers can't be forced: SC
Jul 17, 2019, at 11:49 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): In an apparent balanced judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar's independence in taking his call on rebel Congress-Janata Dal Secular MLAs' resignations but also stated the lawmakers can't be forced to attend the assembly.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court puts onus on Speaker
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:59 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Putting the onus on Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it won't interfere into the Speaker's duties.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on rebel MLAs' plea
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:24 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will pronounce its verdict on rebel Congress and Janata Dal Secular MLAs' plea seeking the top court's direction to Speaker Ramesh Kumar to accept their resignations.
Karnataka crisis: Apex court asks Speaker to take decision by Wednesday
Jul 16, 2019, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (UNI): Rebel MLAs on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to direct the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to take a decision on their resignations by tomorrow, prior to the trust vote of the HD Kumaraswamy dispensation in the software capital of India.
Rebel Congress leader Roshan Baig detained at Bengaluru Airport in connection with Ponzi scam
Jul 16, 2019, at 12:00 pm
Bengaluru, July 16 (IBNS): Rebel Congress leader Roshan Baig was detained at Bengaluru Airport on Tuesday in connection with the multi-crore IMA Ponzi scam, said Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Supreme Court may decide on Karnataka crisis on Tuesday
Jul 15, 2019, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI): The political crisis in Karnataka took a new turn when five rebel MLAs approached the Supreme Court on Monday.
BJP wants floor test in Karnataka on Monday
Jul 14, 2019, at 09:25 pm
Bengaluru, July 14 (UNI): Even though JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka has expressed its desire to hold a floor test on a date decided by Assembly speaker, the opposition BJP wants to hold it on Monday itself.
No reason for not following the judiciary, says Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar
Jul 12, 2019, at 02:01 pm
Bengaluru, July 12 (UNI) Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Friday said that he has full respect to the judiciary and there is no reason for not following a Court order.