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).
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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: 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.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wins Badami seat, loses Chamundeshwari
May 15, 2018, at 09:49 pm
Bangalore, May 13 (IBNS):Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has won the Badami Assembly seat as results of the state polls were declared on Tuesday.
Will decide on future after knowing final figures: B.S. Yeddyurappa on Karnataka poll results
May 15, 2018, at 09:33 pm
Bangalore, May 15 (IBNS): At a time when the Congress has roped in the Janata Dal (Secular) to form the next Karnataka government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is playing safe by waiting for the final results of the assembly elections to get released before revealing its decision.
Congress to support JD(S) to form next Karnataka government
May 15, 2018, at 08:53 pm
Bengaluru, May 15 (IBNS): In a massive turnaround in the Karnataka politics, the Congress has said it will extend support to former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) to form the next state government, to keep out of power the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which emerged as the single largest party in the assembly polls.
Karnataka poll results: BJP slips below majority mark, leads in 108 seats
May 15, 2018, at 06:54 pm
Bengaluru, May 15 (IBNS): In a slight twist to the Karnataka poll results, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slipped below the majority mark as the saffron outfit is presently leading in 108 seats, according to the latest trends.
Karnataka results would have been 'different' had Congress allied with JD(S): Mamata Banerjee
May 15, 2018, at 05:48 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heads for a clean sweep in the Karnataka election, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who is also a strong proponent of a united opposition, has said the poll results in the southern state would have been "different" had the Congress stitched an alliance with H.D. Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular).
Karnataka poll results: BJP crosses half way mark, set to form government
May 15, 2018, at 04:28 pm
Bengaluru, May 15 (IBNS): Demolishing the Congress in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are on the way to form the next state government on their own as the recent trends are predicting a clean sweep for the saffron outfit in the southern state.
Karnataka poll results: BJP inching closer towards majority mark, likely setback for Congress
May 15, 2018, at 03:48 pm
Bengaluru, May 15 (IBNS): Riding on Narendra Modi's charismatic campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to reach the majority mark as the Karnataka poll results are coming out on Tuesday.
Karnataka Assembly Results: Close fight between Congress, BJP, shows early trends
May 15, 2018, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): The ruling Congress on Tuesday maintained its slender lead against key rival Bharatiya Janata Party as counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly polls is currently going on.
Karnataka exit poll results hint at hung assembly
May 13, 2018, at 02:39 am
Bengaluru, May 12 (IBNS): Several exit poll results have suggested a possible hung assembly in Karnataka, which went to election on Saturday.
Cong and JD (S) have secret pact in Karnataka : Narendra Modi
May 05, 2018, at 10:42 pm
Tumakuru, Karnataka, May 5 (IBNS) : Barely two days after praising H D Devegowda, Prime Minister Narendta Modi on Saturday said the Congress and the JD(S) have entered into a "secret" pact for the Karnataka Assembly polls.