Assam Congress celebrates after Karnataka victory
May 20, 2018, at 12:59 am
Guwahati, May 19 : Assam Congress leaders and party workers celebrated on Saturday after it became clear that the party is all set to form a government in Karnataka with JD(S).
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.
Karnataka: Mamata Banerjee congratulates HD Kumaraswamy
May 19, 2018, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): With BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa quitting as Karnataka CM, clearing the way for the Congress and the JD(S) to form the government in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated new CM probable of the state HD Kumaraswamy.
Rahul Gandhi tears into Modi rule after BS Yeddyurappa quits as Karnataka CM
May 19, 2018, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked Narendra Modi after BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka CM and said the model of governance followed by the Primed Minister is 'dictatorship'.
Regional parties will decide 'next course of action' after Karnataka floor test: Mamata Banerjee
May 19, 2018, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): As the Congress tied up with HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) to form the Karnataka government, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the regional parties will decide their "next course of action" only after the floor test ,which is scheduled to be held at 4 pm on Saturday.
Karnataka: SC rejects Congress' plea to remove Pro Tem Speaker, orders live telecast of floor test
May 19, 2018, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): In a new development to Karnataka's political tale, the Supreme Court has turned down the Congress' plea to remove Pro Tem Speaker KG Bopaiah but ordered a live telecast of the floor test, which is scheduled to be held at 4 pm on Saturday.
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.
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: Congress, JD(S) move lawmakers from Bengaluru to Hyderabad to avoid defection
May 18, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Bengaluru/Hyderabad, May 18 (IBNS): Adding to the political drama in Karnataka, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) moved all its elected MLAs from a Bengaluru resort to the one in Hyderabad on Thursday midnight, in an attempt to keep the lawmakers away from an alleged horsetrading by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
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 CM BS Yeddyurappa to face Supreme Court test today
May 18, 2018, at 03:10 pm
Bangalore, May 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear petition that challenged the invitation made by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa to form the government in the state.
Congress, RJD to stake claims to form Goa, Bihar governments
May 18, 2018, at 12:52 am
Panaji/Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Playing with the strategy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to assume powers in Karnataka, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will now stake claims to form governments in Goa and Bihar respectively, as the two political outfits had emerged as single largest parties in the two states, media reports said.
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.
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.
May 17, 2018, at 05:21 pm
Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs have staged a protest outside the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as Chief Minister on Thursday morning, media reports said.
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.
Supreme Court begins hearing Congress-JD(S) plea to stop Yeddyurappa's swearing-in ceremony
May 17, 2018, at 07:50 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has started hearing the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea brought against Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala's decision to invite Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa to take oath, 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.
14 Congress MLAs in Assam assembly are of Bangladeshi origin: Assam BJP leader
May 17, 2018, at 12:55 am
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): While the updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going on in Assam to detect illegal foreigners, a BJP leader of the Assam unit said that there are few MLAs in the Assam Legislative Assembly who are of Bangladesh origin.
Siddaramaiah confident that Cong-JD(S) to form govt in Karnataka
May 17, 2018, at 12:31 am
Bangalore, May 16 (IBNS): Ex-Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has said he is confident that his Congress and JD(S) will form a government in the state.
May 16, 2018, at 11:32 pm
Bangalore, May 16 (IBNS): Leaders from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), on Wednesday, met Governor Vajubhai Vala of Karnataka to stake claim to form the government in the state.
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.
BJP CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa reaches Raj Bhavan, to stake claim to form Karnataka government
May 16, 2018, at 05:08 pm
Bengaluru, May 16 (IBNS): After being named as the legislative leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa has reached the Raj Bhavan (Govenor's house), where he will meet Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, to stake claim to form the next Karnataka government.
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.