DK Shivakumar

Tough times ahead for Karnataka's DK brothers as ED grills Suresh for money laundering

The investigating agency questioned Suresh for seven hours on Thursday, October 4, regarding the alleged hawala transactions to the Congress high command.

Oct 4, 2019

Is BJP targeting DK Shivakumar for refusing to join the saffron party?

Congress MLC CM Lingappa has filed a complaint against ED with the Karnataka Human Rights Commission (KSHRC), claiming that the former minister is being treated like a Pakistani terrorist.

Sep 29, 2019

Man poses as DK Shivakumar's gunman; dupes Bengaluru youth of Rs 1.6 lakh

A conman posing as DK Shivakumar's gunman duped a juice vendor in Majestic of Rs 1.6 lakhs after promising him a government job.

Sep 23, 2019

Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar produced before Delhi court

Shivakumar was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday, following intense interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Sep 4, 2019

After 4 days of intense grilling, ED arrests Congress trouble shooter DK Shivakumar

The Karnataka High Court had dismissed his plea challenging the summons issued by the ED.

Sep 4, 2019

Bad times for DK Shivakumar? Karnataka HC dismisses petition, rejects interim relief

The Karnataka High Court has rejected interim relief for DK Shivakumar as his lawyers approached the court on Friday morning to prevent his arrest.

Aug 30, 2019

Siddaramaiah or Parameshwara? Race for opposition leader's post hots up in Karnataka

Although the party workers and legislators prefer Siddaramiah for the role, the competition is expected to be intense.

Jul 25, 2019

Karnataka: Congress-JD(S) coalition govt loses floor test, Kumaraswamy submits resignation

The 14-month-old coalition collapses after receiving 99 votes against 105 of BJP. Yeddyurappa and BJP leaders celebrate inside the Assembly.

Jul 23, 2019

High drama in Karnataka assembly; floor test to be postponed again?

Senior Congress leaders Krishna Byre Gowda and DK Shivakumar alleged the BJP of indulging in 'Operation Lotus' to create the political crisis in the state.

Jul 22, 2019

Rebel Karnataka MLAs camping in Mumbai will not attend floor test, release new video

In their final attempt to save the coalition government, the JD(S) leaders are meeting former CM and CLP leader Siddaramaiah at his residence and will urge him to become the CM.

Jul 21, 2019

Karnataka political crisis: Mayawati directs BSP MLA Mahesh to stay out of Monday's floor test

JD(S) supremo HD Devegowda has spoken to the Congress high command and he has no problem with the Congress taking over the chief ministerial post.

Jul 21, 2019

BJP to hold meeting at Vidhana Soudha ahead of rebel MLAs' return

The BJP had earlier planned to hold the meeting at it party office in Malleshwaram but later moved it to Vidhana Soudha.

Jul 11, 2019

Will Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy resign after Thursday's crucial cabinet meeting?

The rebel MLAs have also moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. They allege that Kumar is deliberately delaying action on their resignation.

Jul 11, 2019

Karnataka political crisis: Top court refuses urgent hearing of Speaker's plea

The Janata Dal (Secular) leader has also accused the BJP of indulging in dirty politics by trying to poach coalition MLAs.

Jul 11, 2019

Karnataka political crisis: Mumbai Police detains DK Shivakumar, imposes Section 144

The Congress troubleshooter from Karnataka and Milind Deora were detained by the police for sitting outside the Renaissance hotel in Mumbai. The rebel MLAs are camped there.

Jul 10, 2019

Karnataka crisis: DK Shivakumar stopped from meeting rebel MLAs outside Mumbai hotel

"My brothers are here, I wanted to meet them, we were in government together, there were some issues, we want to negotiate and sort out the issue," says Shivakumar.

Jul 10, 2019

Traffic hit in Bengaluru as Valmiki community protests demanding 7.5% reservation

The protest, led by Shri Valmiki Prassannananda Puri Swami, brought traffic to a standstill near Vidhana Soudha and Karnataka High Court on Tuesday afternoon.

Jun 25, 2019

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.

Feb 7, 2019

Karnataka political crisis: Will the lotus bloom in the state?

In the 224-member state assembly, the Congress-JD(S) alliance has the support of 117 MLAs. The BJP has 104 MLAs and there are two Independents and a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA.

Jan 18, 2019

Karnataka Congress MLAs camping with BJP in Mumbai, Operation Lotus 2.0 is real: DK Shivakumar

DKS has named Ramesh Jarkiholi, the MLA of Gokak, Anand Singh, the MLA of Vijayanagara, and Nagendra, the MLA of Ballari Rural, as the three legislators taken by BJP and camped at a hotel in Mumbai.

Jan 14, 2019