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Exit polls show Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Kurubas voted for BJP in Congress-ruled Karnataka

Exit polls show Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Kurubas voted for BJP in Congress-ruled Karnataka

Jun 03, 2024, at 04:21 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: A year after Congress came to power in Karnataka, it seems Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Kurubas and minorities have rallied behind the BJP in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, if one goes by the exit polls.

Congress wrests Karnataka from ruling BJP with highest-ever vote share of 42.9%

Congress wrests Karnataka from ruling BJP with highest-ever vote share of 42.9%

May 14, 2023, at 08:13 am

Bengaluru: The Congress on Saturday swept the Karnataka assembly polls by winning 136 seats, securing the highest-ever vote share of 42.9% in the annals of Karnataka politics.

The price of losing Lingayat support: BJP's heavy toll in Karnataka

The price of losing Lingayat support: BJP's heavy toll in Karnataka

May 14, 2023, at 03:05 am

Bengaluru: BJP’s Karnataka defeat had been anticipated by the political observers and perhaps also the loss of seats compared to the 2018 assembly polls as a direct and immediate effect of the resentment of the Lingayats, the single largest community accounting for the state’s 17 percent population.

As Congress shines in Karnataka, big setback for BJP's turncoat Jagdish Shettar

As Congress shines in Karnataka, big setback for BJP's turncoat Jagdish Shettar

May 14, 2023, at 01:56 am

Bengaluru: Former BJP leader Jagdish Shettar, who crossed over to the Congress after being denied a ticket to contest the Karnataka assembly elections, has lost to the BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai by nearly 30,000 votes in the Hubli-Dharwad Central assembly segment.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi rejects speculations over his succession as Karnataka CM

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi rejects speculations over his succession as Karnataka CM

Jul 25, 2021, at 02:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Saturday denied reports that he could be the next chief minister of Karnataka and added that he wasn't aware of the exit of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, according to media reports.

Will Yediyurappa exit as Karnataka's CM this weekend ? He may, suggests report

Will Yediyurappa exit as Karnataka's CM this weekend ? He may, suggests report

Jul 23, 2021, at 12:02 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: BS Yediyurappa has said he would accept the BJP high command's decision for him when his government completes two years in Karnataka on July 26, indicating that he may step down as Chief Minister after the weekend, according to media reports.