Karnataka Elections
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Yesterday Pakistan remembered Tipu Sultan, today Manishankar is praising Jinnah, says Amit Shah
Politics | May 06, 2018, 08:27 AM ISTExpressing surprise over Mani Shankar Aiyar’s reported praise of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday asked the Congress not to involve foreign nations in India’s domestic politics.
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PM Modi in Mangaluru : 'Opposing Modi has become the only agenda of Congress'
May 05, 2018, 08:13 PM ISTThe prime minister, who was earlier scheduled to address 15 rallies, will now hold 21 public meetings across the poll-bound state.
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PM Modi at Karnataka's Bengaluru: 'Congress has turned computer capital into crime capital'
May 03, 2018, 06:25 PM ISTContinuing his attack on the Congress government in the state, PM Modi cornered it over several issues. Addressing the first rally of the day in Kalaburagi, PM Modi took a sharp swipe at the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi for 'disrespecting' the brave soldiers by demanding evidence of the surgical strikes
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Karnataka elections: Lingayats to bank on Congress’ ‘masterstroke’ or BJP’s ‘sympathy card’?
May 03, 2018, 08:25 PM ISTStakes are high for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress as Karnataka is one of the few states where the party is in power. Also, Siddaramaiah is the first chief minister in the state to complete a five-year tenure.
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PM Modi in Karnataka: 'Rahul is namdaar, Siddaramaiah flustered'| Top 20 quotes
May 01, 2018, 03:32 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched scathing attack on Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi in his first Karnataka election speech and challenged him to speak 'Visvesvaraya' 5 times without fumbling.
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Will visit Kailash Mansarovar after Karnataka elections: Rahul Gandhi
Politics | Apr 29, 2018, 05:21 PM ISTWill visit Kailash Mansarovar after Karnataka elections: Rahul Gandhi.
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Facebook begins fact-checking news in poll-bound Karnataka
Technology | Apr 18, 2018, 10:36 AM ISTAccording to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it is important to make sure no one interferes in any more elections, including in India.
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Amit Shah says calling BSY corrupt 'slip of tongue', claims Karnataka won't commit such mistake
Mar 30, 2018, 02:59 PM IST"In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa government is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah's and the entire Congress party started to rejoice. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi, that I might have made a mistake but people of Karnataka will not," he said.
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Rahul Gandhi defends 'temple run', says he will continue it; BJP terms it 'pseudo Hinduism'
Elections | Feb 12, 2018, 11:48 PM ISTFacing the charge of practising "soft Hindutva", Congress president Rahul Gandhi today defended his visits to temples and religious places, asserting that he would continue it.
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Instigating communal tension is Amit Shah's 'standard', says Siddaramaiah
National | Feb 04, 2018, 07:22 PM ISTKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today attacked BJP chief Amit Shah, alleging that instigating communal tension was his "standard".
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Countdown for exit of Congress from Karnataka has begun: PM Modi
National | Feb 04, 2018, 08:05 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will make sure Karnataka is "Congress-free" after the upcoming elections.
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BJP surprised over Shiv Sena's 'happiness' over Karnataka defeat
National | May 10, 2013, 12:51 PM ISTMumbai, May 9: The BJP has expressed surprise over Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray expressing his happiness over the Jagadish Shettar-led government's defeat in Karnataka Assembly elections. "The results in Karnataka are very saddening for
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Why BJP lost heavily in Karnataka
National | May 09, 2013, 08:00 AM ISTBangalore, May 9: By garnering an estimated ten per cent votes, former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janatha Paksha spelt doom for the ruling BJP and catapulted the Congress to power in Karnataka.A preliminary
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JD-U happy as Modi fails in Karnataka
National | May 09, 2013, 07:23 AM ISTPatna, May 9: Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United leaders are happy that the BJP was routed in Karnataka despite campaigning by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi."It is a clear massage that Modi failed despite the hype.
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Congress, BJP share honours in Bangalore city
National | May 09, 2013, 10:13 AM ISTBangalore, May 9: In India's tech hub, having the largest number of legislative assembly constituencies in Karnataka, an upbeat Congress and a beleaguered BJP shared honours Wednesday, winning 12 seats and 13 seats respectively.Their arch
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Karnataka CM resigns after BJP's rout
National | May 10, 2013, 10:24 AM ISTBangalore, May 9: Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Wednesday resigned after his ruling BJP faced a humiliating defeat in the 14th state legislative assembly elections held Sunday.According to a Raj Bhavan communique, Governor H.R. Bhardwaj
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Karnataka remains graveyard for regional parties
National | May 09, 2013, 10:12 AM ISTBangalore, May 9: Karnataka Wednesday avoided the dubious distinction of delivering a fractured mandate for the third time in a row by giving clear victory for Congress and remained true to its reputation as a
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Exit polls on target in Karnataka
National | May 10, 2013, 12:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 9: The exit polls were on target in predicting a Congress win in Karnataka and a BJP drubbing. The Congress fared marginally better than the exit polls predicted while the BJP performed
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Drubbed in Karnataka, BJP looks to keep up anti-Congress campaign
National | May 10, 2013, 10:07 AM ISTNew Delhi, May 9: Disappointed by the poll verdict in Karnataka, the BJP Wednesday sought to downplay the impact of the results on the momentum of its campaign against the UPA government and said it
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SP bags its first seat in Karnataka
National | May 09, 2013, 06:44 AM ISTBangalore, May 8: The Samajwadi Party (SP) Wednesday opened its account in Karnataka with its candidate C.P. Yogeshwara winning from Channapatna, about 60 km from here.The SP candidate, who got his party the first seat