Rahul Gandhi's claims that Congress defeated BJP is laughable: Javadekar
May 20, 2018, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Moments after Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi following BS Yeddyurappa's resignation as Kanataka CM, the BJP countered the Congress chief and said it was 'laughable' to believe his claims that his party defeated the BJP in the southern state in the recently held Assembly elections.
Want to serve people of Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa
May 19, 2018, at 09:31 pm
Bangalore, May 19 (IBNS): Ahead of the crucial floor test which will seal the fate of his government, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday addressed the Assembly and said he could not forget the love and support he received from the people of the state.
Karnataka Assembly: Floor test shortly, 'missing' Congress MLAs return
May 19, 2018, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi,May 19 (IBNS): The crucial floor test in the Karnataka Assembly to decide the future of the BJP-led government in the state will be held shortly.
Karnataka floor test today, prestige battle for BJP
May 19, 2018, at 04:45 pm
Bengaluru, May 19 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have to fight a prestige battle in the Karnataka assembly as the floor test, which has been directed by the Supreme Court, will be held at 4 pm on Saturday to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the southern state.
Tejashwi Yadav meets Bihar Governor, stakes claim to form government
May 18, 2018, at 09:10 pm
Patna, May 18 (IBNS): Taking a cue from Karnataka's political slug-fest over government formation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday met Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik to stake claim to form the government considering his party as the single largest political party in the eastern state.
Assam Congress observes ‘Save Democracy Day’
May 18, 2018, at 07:53 pm
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) leaders and party workers on Friday staged a protest in Guwahati condemning Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite B S Yeddyurappa while neglecting JD(S)-Congress claim to form government, despite having numbers.
Supreme Court judges saved our democracy: Ghulam Nabi Azad
May 18, 2018, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 18 (IBNS): Reacting to the Supreme Court's order to hold a floor test in the Karnataka assembly on Saturday, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has said the judges of the top court saved democracy of the country.
SC's order vindicates Congress' stand regarding Karnataka Governor's action : Rahul Gandhi
May 18, 2018, at 06:48 pm
Raipur/New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 18 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said the Supreme Court's order to hold floor test in the Karnataka assembly vindicated his party's stand over the act of Governor Vajubhai Vala, who had earlier granted 15 days to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove their majority.
Karnataka: Supreme Court refuses to give more time to BJP, orders floor test tomorrow
May 18, 2018, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): In a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a floor test in the Karnataka assembly at 4 pm on Saturday, turning down the saffron outfit's request for more time to prove majority.
Karnataka slug-fest: Supreme Court refuses to grant more time to BJP, floor test tomorrow
May 18, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has refused to grant more time to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove its majority as the floor test in the Karnataka assembly will be held at 4 pm on Saturday.
Karnataka slug-fest in SC: Hearing of Congress-JD(S) plea resumes today
May 18, 2018, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): A day after BS Yeddyurappa controversially took oath as the Karnataka Chief Minister, the Supreme Court on Friday resumed hearing of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea against Governor Vajubhai Vala's invitation to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a minority government in the state.
Karnataka impact: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to meet Governor over government formation
May 18, 2018, at 12:04 am
Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Amid the slug-fest between the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the formation of the Karnataka government, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaderTejashwi Yadav has raised a question as to why his party was not asked to form the Bihar government despite being the single largest political outfit in the eastern state.
Jethmalani moves SC against K'nataka Governor's decision to invite BJP
May 17, 2018, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) : Veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Thursday moved the Supreme Court in his personal capacity against the Karnataka governor's decision to invite the Bharatiya Janta Party to form Government in the state, reports said.
May 17, 2018, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah has hit back at his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi for the latter's "murder of democracy" comment over BS Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as the Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday.
Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa to waive farmers' loans
May 17, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): In the first move after assuming office, Karnataka's new Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa announced waiving of farmers' loans as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) installed a minority government in the southern state on Thursday.
Congress' Abhishek Singhvi hints at BJP's 'horse trading' to form 'stable government' in Karnataka
May 17, 2018, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi has taken a subtle swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by hinting at a possible horse trading by the saffron outfit, which lacks the simple majority, to provide a stable government to the people of Karnataka.
Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP over government formation in Karnataka
May 17, 2018, at 02:37 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up to form the government in Karnataka, Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi attacked the ruling party and said India will 'mourn defeat of democracy' on Thursday.
BJP trying to subvert democracy in Karnataka: Yashwant Sinha
May 17, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of government formation in Karnataka and said it is 'brazenly trying to subvert democracy' in the southern state.
BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as Karnataka Chief Minister today
May 17, 2018, at 02:05 pm
Bangalore, May 17 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strongman BS Yeddyurappa is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday.
Supreme Court refuses to stay Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as Karnataka CM
May 17, 2018, at 10:16 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Upsetting the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine, the Supreme Court has orally refused to stay Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa's swearing-in ceremony, which is scheduled to be held at 9 am on Thursday.
Karnataka Governor invited Yeddyurappa to 'manufacture majority', says P Chidambaram
May 17, 2018, at 06:03 am
Bengaluru, May 16 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday attacked Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala for inviting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa to take oath on Thursday, despite the saffron outfit falling short of a majority mark.
Yeddyurappa requests Karnataka Governor to invite him for swearing-in as CM
May 16, 2018, at 05:38 pm
Bengaluru, May 16 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday met Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala and staked his claim to form a Government, reports said.
West Bengal panchayat election: Repolling in 573 booths underway
May 16, 2018, at 04:19 pm
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): After witnessing a violence-marred panchayat poll in West Bengal couple of days ago, repolling in 573 booths across the state are underway on Wednesday, media reports said.
Karnataka polls: Rahul Gandhi thanks people for voting for them
May 16, 2018, at 03:24 am
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday thanked those people who voted for them in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
Karnataka 'win' unprecedented and extraordinary: PM Modi
May 16, 2018, at 02:52 am
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed in touching the magic numbers to form the government in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded his party workers in the state and said their 'win' is unprecedented and extraordinary.
Rahul Gandhi is the only Congress leader to fight against Modi and BJP: Tarun Gogoi
May 16, 2018, at 01:11 am
Guwahati, May 15 (IBNS): Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi is the only Congress leader who can fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP.
PM Modi thanks people of Karnataka for electing BJP as single largest party
May 16, 2018, at 12:37 am
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the people of Karnataka for making the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the single largest party in the state as the counting is about to end for the Karnataka Assembly elections.
Karnataka: Congress-JD(s), BJP meet Governor over claiming stakes to form government
May 15, 2018, at 11:55 pm
Bangalore, May 15 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which emerged as the single largest party in the state but fell short of touching the majority mark, competed with the JD(S)-Congress team in meeting governor Vajubhai Vala to stake claim to form the government in Karnataka.
Congress, JD(S) make BJP swallow its Goa-Manipur formula in Karnataka
May 15, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Bengaluru, May 15 (IBNS): In a day of dramatic change of political fortunes in Karnataka, the Congress has roped in the Janata Dal (Secular) to form an alliance government in the state after the prospects of the BJP suddenly nosedived in the later stage of the counting, even as it seemed that the saffron was heading for a clean sweep.
HD Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal Secular accepts Congress support, stakes claim in Karnataka
May 15, 2018, at 10:22 pm
Bangalore, May 15 (IBNS): In a major development in the political paradigm of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal Secular has claimed to form government in Karnataka by accepting Congress' support.