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  Shimoga Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: BJP's BY Raghavendra defeats Cong's Geetha Shivarajkumar

  Karnataka | June 04, 2024 18:17 IST

  Shimoga Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Yediyurappa's son BY Raghavendra defeated Congress' Geetha Shivarajkumar with a margin of over 2.43 lakh votes. Shimoga is considered to be a fortress of former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa's family.

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  Lok Sabha Elections: BJP expels KS Eshwarappa for decision to contest as Independent from Shivamogga

  Karnataka | April 22, 2024 22:22 IST

  He has expressed his displeasure against BJP's BS Yediyurappa and will be contesting against Yediyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election.

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  Karnataka BJP urges Eshwarappa not to contest Lok Sabha polls from Shivamogga, leader replies

  Karnataka | April 07, 2024 22:23 IST

  Eshwarappa expressed dissatisfaction after the BJP denied a ticket to his son Kantesh from the Haveri Lok Sabha constituency. As a result, he has made the decision to contest as an independent candidate from the Shivamogga seat.

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  'Vacate mosques built on demolished temples or else...': BJP leader KS Eshwarappa sparks massive row

  Karnataka | January 08, 2024 9:49 IST

  Senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa has warned the Muslim community of dire consequences if they do not voluntarily vacate the mosques allegedly built on demolished temple lands.

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  Karnataka Election 2023: KS Eshwarappa receives call from PM Modi; Congress takes jibe

  Elections | April 21, 2023 16:10 IST

  Karnataka Election 2023: Eshwarappa, a former Deputy Chief Minister, had recently conveyed to the BJP central leadership his wish to retire from electoral politics.

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  Karnataka elections: A month before polls, BJP's KS Eshwarappa quits electoral politics

  Elections | April 11, 2023 17:15 IST

  Announcing his retirement, the veteran legislator and former deputy chief minister, who has often been at the centre of controversies due to his statements and allegations levelled against him, wrote to party president J P Nadda opting out of contesting the May 10 assembly polls.

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  Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa resigns amid row over suicide of contractor

  India | April 16, 2022 0:00 IST

  Ahead of his resignation, earlier today he told his supporters and party workers that he will come out clear as innocent from the allegations made against him as part of a conspiracy and will certainly become a minister once again.

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  Karnataka contractor death case: Will resign tomorrow, announces Minister KS Eshwarappa

  India | April 14, 2022 19:12 IST

  Santosh Patil, a Belagavi-based contractor was found dead in an Udupi hotel on Tuesday, weeks after accusing Eshwarappa, who is also a senior BJP leader, of corruption.

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  Unlike former CM Jagadish Shettar, KS Eshwarappa ready to join new Karnataka cabinet

  India | July 30, 2021 7:09 IST

  Addressing media, Eshwarappa said though his supporters are demanding the post of Deputy Chief Minister for him, he would accept whatever role the party decides for him.

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  BJP leader in eye of storm as he turns personal on rapes

  Politics | November 07, 2014 23:01 IST

  Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa today found himself in the eye of a storm over his poser to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister K J George whether they will have feelings for

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  BJP Is 'Free And Pure' After BSY's Exit: Eshwarappa

  Politics | March 21, 2013 11:03 IST

  Bangalore, Mar 21: BJP leader in Karnataka K S Eshwarappa yesterday said the party has become "free and pure" after the exit of B S Yeddyurappa.Referring to Yeddyurappa, Eshwarappa, who resigned as state unit BJP

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  BJP central leaders to pick Karnataka party unit chief

  Politics | March 10, 2013 7:27 IST

  Bangalore, March 10: The BJP central leaders will pick a new head for the party's Karnataka unit within a week as no consensus emerged at Saturday's discussions here to find a successor to K.S. Eshwarappa

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  Karnataka BJP chief quits

  Politics | March 08, 2013 6:19 IST

  Shimoga (Karnataka), March 7: Ahead of coming assembly polls due in May, Karnataka BJP chief K.S. Eshwarappa Thursday announced he has resigned from the post."I have sent my resignation to the party president Rajnath Singh,"

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  Karnataka deputy CM's residences raided; gold, cash seized

  Politics | December 25, 2012 10:42 IST

  Bangalore, Dec 25: Karnataka's ruling BJP Monday faced severe embarrassment as police raided the residences of Deputy Chief Minister K.S Eshwarappa here and in his home town Shimoga in search of evidence in a corruption

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  Karnataka BJP chief under scanner over corruption

  Politics | December 18, 2012 9:23 IST

  Shimoga (Karnataka), Dec 18: Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party president and deputy chief minister K. S. Eshwarappa Monday joined the growing number of BJP leaders in the state to face probe into corruption charges.Karnataka police attached

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  BJP mulls damage control plan for Karnataka

  Politics | October 16, 2012 12:17 IST

  New Delhi/Bangalore, Oct 16: With its former Karnataka chief minister B. S. Yeddyurappa saying he will quit the party soon, the BJP Monday summoned the state unit chief K.S. Eshwarappa to New Delhi to chalk

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  Shettar sworn in as CM with full-fledged ministerial team

  Politics | July 12, 2012 23:07 IST

  Bangalore, Jul 12: Jagadish Shivappa Shettar was today sworn in at the head of a 34-member Ministry retaining all 21 outgoing ministers and inducting 11 new faces besides creating posts of two deputy chief ministers

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  Sadanada Gowda resigns, supporters seek to prevent him

  Politics | July 11, 2012 21:10 IST

  Bangalore, July 11: Ending his 11-month tenure, D V Sadananda Gowda today resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister, paving the way for Jagadish Shettar to take over, but not before dramatic scenes were witnessed with his

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  D V Sadananda Gowda camp fires salvo at BJP central leadership

  Politics | July 10, 2012 12:20 IST

  Bangalore, Jul 10:In a last minute hitch, the ruling BJP Legislature party meeting to elect Jagadish Shettar as its leader was delayed this morning with outgoing Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's camp insisting on

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  Party leadership to convey decision within a week says Eshwarappa

  Politics | July 06, 2012 19:46 IST

  Bangalore, July 6: Indicating the imminent replacement of D V Sadananda Gowda as Karnataka Chief Minister, State BJP President K S Eshwarappa today said he believed that the party's central leaders have solved the leadership