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Karnataka LIVE: HDK announces scheme to provide low-interest loans to farmers; proposes additional excise duty on beer

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy had earlier released an audio tape alleging that Yeddyurappa had offered Rs 25 lakh and a ministerial berth to a JD(S) MLA.

8 days ago

Karnataka: 9 Congress MLAs skip 1st day of Budget session; BJP disrupts Governor's address

The Karnataka government led by HD Kumaraswamy is again treading a thin line as the absence of the Congress MLAs may lead to the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition falling short of a majority in the Assembly.

9 days ago

Karnataka: HD Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy 'most opportunistic' politicians: Yeddyurappa

"It is shameful on the part of the chief minister to make a disgraceful remark against a woman farmer. It is also arrogance to call the protesting farmers goondas and dacoits," Yeddyurappa said.

Nov 20, 2018

Karnataka by-election results: Ballari loss will trigger leadership overhaul in state BJP

Among all those who are on the losing side in the unwelcome elections, it's BS Yeddyurappa who will lick the wounds longer.

Nov 6, 2018

July 2018 Lunar Eclipse: Karnataka's cabinet ministers take a break from work

The July 2018 lunar eclipse spells bad news for the cabinet ministers of Karnataka, or at least, that's what astrological predictions indicate. Many politicians are off on temple visits amid murmurs of disagreements in the Congress-JD(S) coalition.

Jul 27, 2018

HD Kumaraswamy Takes Oath As Karnataka's 24th CM Amid Massive Show Of Strength By BJP Rivals

HD Kumaraswamy took oath at 4.30 pm on Wednesday, May 23. Around two lakh people cheered for the newly elected chief minister. Massive show of strength by BJP rivals at the swearing-in ceremony in front of Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru

May 23, 2018

Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM on Wednesday, sends invite to Rahul Gandhi, Mamata

Andhra Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and other politicians have been invited for the swearing-in ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy as the next chief minister of Karnataka. The event will be held on Wednesday.

May 20, 2018

SC order vindicates Congress' stand: Rahul Gandhi

The Supreme Court has ordered a floor test in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm on Saturday. The apex court decision came a day after BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Karnataka Chief Minister.

May 18, 2018

Advantage Congress-JD(S) alliance, BJP to face floor test at 4 pm Saturday

The Supreme Court questioned Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to let the BJP form the government in Karnataka despite the party not having the majority. Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri also added that "floor test seems to be the best option."

May 18, 2018

Rahul Gandhi compares India's situation to Pakistan's dictatorship, gets slammed by BJP

While criticizing the current political scenario in Karnataka, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that "the Constitution is under severe attack in the country".

May 18, 2018

Karnataka Election Results: Congress and BJP stake claim, all eyes on governor

Karnataka Election Results 2018: While Congress has said that it would form an unconditional alliance with the JD(S) in Karnataka, even nominating HD Kumaraswamy as the chief minister, the BJP has requested an eight-day time to prove majority. The drama over who will form the government in Karnataka seems far from over.

May 16, 2018

K’taka polls: BS Yeddyurappa offers prayer ahead of election results

Bharatiya Janata Partys chief ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa offered prayers on result day for Karnataka assembly elections on Tuesday morning.

May 15, 2018

BJP likely to form government in Karnataka, Twitter reacts to election results

The BJP is still ahead of the Congress in 104 of the 222 seats in the state, but the earlier celebrations have been toned down as a sense of doubt looms. Earlier, the party had said that it was confident of receiving the required numbers and would not need the JD(S) to form the government, but it may have spoken a bit too soon.

May 15, 2018

Karnataka assembly elections results: Top 8 contenders for CM post

With most of the opinion polls predicting a fractured verdict, Karnataka elections 2018 is no longer a three-pronged battle between Siddaramaih (Congress), BS Yeddyurappa (BJP) and HD Kumaraswamy (JDS). Here are five others in race to become the next CM.

May 14, 2018

Karnataka Assembly elections results: 'Congress-JD(S) combine will strive for a better future'

Congress has made an unconditional offer to JD(S) and offered the chief minister's post to HD Kumaraswamy. As BJP emerged as the largest party in the elections, Karnataka governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala has also given it a week's time to form the government.

May 14, 2018

BS Yeddyurappa announces swearing-in ceremony date; Siddaramaiah calls him mentally disturbed [Photos+Video]

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called BJP's chief ministerial BS Yeddyurappa mentally disturbed after the latter announced the date of swearing-in ceremony on the day of voting for the assembly election.

May 12, 2018

BS Yeddyurappa blasts Siddaramaiah over his claim of making Karnataka the top state

The former chief minister launched a Twitter attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for allegedly claiming that his government was responsible for making Karnataka the No 1 state in the country.

May 11, 2018

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: 5 reasons why BJP may form government

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Anti-Incumbency, the return of BS Yeddyurappa and Sriramulu, Narendra Modi wave, Amit Shah's micromanagement, and caste-based strategies are among a few reasons why BJP may come to power in the southern state.

May 10, 2018

Is there a secret understanding between BJP and Janata Dal in Karnataka?

It's baffling that the utterances that validated the pre-poll alliance chatter came from none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.

May 2, 2018

Meet Krishna Byre Gowda, Karnataka's Agriculture Minister, who feels for farmers & knows his millets [VIDEO]

With rising farmer distress and agitations in the country over the lack of implementation of MSP, the minister said that the Karnataka government is aggressively intervening in the state's agricultural markets with the help of the government of India.

Dec 15, 2017