Karnataka: Lingayats watching what Congress offers to their MLAs, says Bommai
Bengaluru/UNI: Caretaker Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the Lingayat community is watching what due positions the Congress party gives to the community leaders in the new state government.
Karnataka Election Results: Congress all set to form govt comfortably, BJP accepts defeat
Bengaluru/IBNS: The beleaguered Congress is all set to form the next government in Karnataka giving a jolt to the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) exactly a year ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections.
'We will get absolute majority': Basavaraj Bommai on Karnataka exit poll 'hung assembly' prediction
Bengaluru/IBNS: Dismissing the exit polls predictions of a hung assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has expressed confidence that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will retain power with an absolute majority.
Congress misleading Muslims over quota policy: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
Bengaluru/UNI: In a series of interviews with several media houses, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that the Congress is misguiding Muslims over the government's move to remove the quota for the community, and distribute it to the dominant Lingayats and Vokkaligas.
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday put on hold the Karnataka government's decision to scrap a four per cent quota for the Muslim community in government jobs and education, and divide the same among the two dominant Hindu communities just ahead of state assembly elections.
BJP releases first list of 189 candidates for Karnataka elections with 52 fresh names
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly election.
Karnataka polls: Basavaraj Bommai, Yediyurappa in Delhi to discuss BJP candidates' list
New Delhi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor BS Yediyurappa are attending a BJP core group meeting to choose candidates for the upcoming May 10 assembly election in Karnataka here on Saturday.
Karnataka assembly elections: BJP's list on Apr 9, says Basavaraj Bommai
Shivamogga/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the BJP would release its list of candidates on April 9 after the Parliamentary Board meeting in Delhi.
Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep to campaign for BJP; no plans to join party
Bengaluru/IBNS Contrary to earlier speculations, Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep on Wednesday clarified that he has no plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but campaign for it in the runup-to the May 10 assembly polls in Karnataka.
Karnataka scraps 4 pct quota for OBC Muslims, now divided between two categories
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government Friday announced two new categories for reservation in jobs and education while scrapping the 4 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Muslims.
Karnataka to spend nearly 60 lahks per day on lawyers to fight border row with Maharashtra
Bengaluru/UNI: In order to fight the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute in Supreme Court, the Basavaraj Bommai government will be spending Rs 59.9 lakh a day as fees on a team of senior lawyers, including Mukul Rohatgi.
Suicide by another govt contractor revives corruption allegations against Karnataka govt
Bengaluru: A contractor in Karnataka Tumakuru district, about 70 km from the capital Bengaluru, committed suicide on Thursday, once again triggering allegations of corruption against the Basavaraj Bommai-led government ahead of the big elections next year, media reports said.
Karnataka CM Bommai to visit Delhi for discussing cabinet expansion, reveals KSE
Belagavi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be visiting New Delhi on Monday to discuss cabinet expansion.
Basavraj Bommai seeks resolution of border row with Maharashtra as per State Reorganisation Act
Belagavi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday sought the cooperation of the Opposition members in both houses of the legislature to pass a resolution reiterating the state's stand on an inter-state border row with Maharashtra as per the 1956 State Reorganisation Act.
Congress's mindset is to use power for their own goodwill: JP Nadda
Koppal/UNI: National BJP President JP Nadda Thursday said the Congress cannot think beyond using power for their purpose and earning through commission.