Karnataka Elections
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Karnataka victory is a rejection of BJP's ideology: PM
National | May 08, 2013, 02:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 8 : Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today described the Congress victory in Karnataka as "a rejection of BJP's ideology"Speaking to mediapersons at the end of the current budget session of Parliament,
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Siddaramaiah joins race for CM's post
National | May 09, 2013, 06:44 AM ISTBangalore, May 8: Making no bones about his ambition, Leader of Opposition Congress in the outgoingAssembly Siddaramaiah today declared himself as a "strong contender" for the chief minister's post, as his party dethroned the BJP
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We will sit in opposition: JDS
National | May 09, 2013, 06:44 AM ISTBangalore, May 8: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda led JDS, which had hoped to play the role of a kingmaker in Karnataka, today said it would sit in the opposition."..if people have blessed
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Hat-trick of fractured mandates or clear verdict in Karnataka?
National | May 08, 2013, 08:53 AM ISTBangalore, May 8: India will know Wednesday if Karnataka scores a hat-trick of fractured mandates or gets a clear verdict as votes polled Sunday in perhaps the most keenly watched assembly elections in the state
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Karnataka poll: Bangaloreans remain poor voters
National | May 06, 2013, 10:39 AM ISTBangalore, May 6: Bangaloreans Sunday slightly improved their record as poor voters with a higher turn-out at the booths to cast their ballots in the assembly election but still remained the lowest in the state.Bangalore
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Searing heat slowing down voter turnout in Karnataka
National | May 05, 2013, 02:49 PM ISTBangalore, May 5: After an initial burst, voter turnout in the Karnataka Assembly polls lost momentum in the afternoon apparently due to the searing heat, with an estimated 25-30 per cent voters exercising their franchise
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Longer night life in Bangalore, BJP's promise to young voters
Lifestyle | May 05, 2013, 10:18 AM ISTBangalore: Karnataka's ruling BJP is wooing Bangalore's young voters with the promise of an extended night life in the state capital, if returned to power in the May 5 assembly poll.The Bharatiya Janata Party, which
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Odds favour Congress in multi-corner Karnataka poll
National | May 05, 2013, 01:25 PM ISTBangalore, May 5: In the Single-phase poll which has begun today for the 14th Karnataka legislative assembly, national and regional political parties are vying for a clear mandate to rule the state but the Congress
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Karnataka polls: Heavy voter turnout in Karnataka assembly polls
National | May 08, 2013, 06:48 AM ISTBangalore: Karnataka Sunday witnessed a heavy voter turnout in the 14th legislative assembly elections, with 70 percent polling across the state that will determine the fate of the ruling BJP and its rival Congress, which
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Riven by graft, Karnataka votes Sunday to elect new government
National | May 04, 2013, 11:44 AM ISTBangalore, May 3: It has been a bitter five years marked by corruption, intrigue and vicious infighting with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) splitting right down the middle but Karnataka voters hope to put
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Beware of electing Congress, Modi cautions Karnataka voters
National | May 03, 2013, 05:40 PM ISTMangalore/Belgaum, May 3: Senior BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday cautioned Karnataka's electorate against voting for the Congress in the state legislative assembly poll May 5, as it had failed on all
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Congress will give world class infrastructure to 'Bengaluru': PM
National | May 01, 2013, 06:35 PM ISTBangalore/Hubli, April 30: The Congress would build world class infrastructure in 'Bengaluru' if voted to power again in Karnataka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday while attacking the ruling BJP for its "corruption" which had
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Rahul can't even spell Shettar's name: Modi
National | Apr 29, 2013, 05:59 PM ISTBangalore, Apr 29: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday repeatedly attacked Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, seeking to challenge his argument that "no individual can do anything" and accused him of going back on commitments
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Waveless poll makes Congress realistic on numbers
National | Apr 29, 2013, 05:53 PM ISTBangalore, April 29: The May 5 Karnataka assembly poll is turning out to be unique with no wave in favour of any party fighting the BJP, though its maiden rule in the state has become
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Day of women leaders in Karnataka poll campaign
India | Apr 28, 2013, 08:13 AM ISTBangalore, April 28: It was a day of four women leaders including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP's Sushma Swaraj and BSP supremo Mayawati in Karnataka Saturday as they sought votes for their party candidates in
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Day of women leaders in Karnataka poll campaign
National | Apr 29, 2013, 09:25 AM ISTBangalore, April 28: It was a day of four women leaders including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP's Sushma Swaraj and BSP supremo Mayawati in Karnataka Saturday as they sought votes for their party candidates in
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BJP has betrayed people's mandate in Karnataka: Sonia
National | Apr 28, 2013, 08:11 AM ISTChikmagalur, Apr 27: Charging the BJP government in Karnataka with betraying the people's mandate, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today made a strong pitch for "change" in the State as it was passing through "some of
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Narendra Modi favouring Yeddyurappa: Congress
National | Apr 26, 2013, 06:53 PM ISTAhmedabad, Apr 26: Congress today alleged that Chief Minister Narendra Modi will address only one public rally in poll-bound Karnataka as he was indebted to Karnataka Janata Party chief B S Yedyurappa, who had supported
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BJP govt in Karnataka created 'world record' in corruption: Rahul
National | Apr 27, 2013, 12:33 PM ISTHaveri (K'taka), Apr 26: Sharpening his attack on the BJP government in Karnataka, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused it of having created “a world record” in corruption.Addressing a rally here on the second
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BJP releases 3rd list for May 5 Assembly polls
National | Apr 15, 2013, 11:28 AM ISTBangalore, Apr 15: The ruling BJP Sunday night released its third list with 37 candidates for the May 5 Assembly polls but still has not taken a call about three tainted MLAs, keeping the suspense