Karnataka Politics
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Karnataka MLC Election Results 2026: Congress wins 5 seats, BJP bags 2
Karnataka | Jun 18, 2026, 11:30 PM ISTKarnataka MLC Election Results: Eight candidates were in the fray for seven seats, with each candidate needing 28 votes to secure a win.
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'He maybe facing difficulties in...': What DKS said on Ramalinga quitting Karnataka Cabinet
Karnataka | Jun 05, 2026, 11:17 AM ISTRamalinga Reddy has announced his resignation from the Karnataka Cabinet, alleging that he was promised the Bengaluru Development portfolio but was instead allotted the Major and Medium Irrigation Department in the recent portfolio distribution by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
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Karnataka News: Siddaramaiah leaves for Delhi after resigning from CM post, to meet Rahul Gandhi
Karnataka | May 28, 2026, 08:13 PM ISTKarnataka leadership change LIVE: The development comes just hours after Siddaramaiah held breakfast meeting with cabinet colleagues, which was also attended by Shivakumar, and informed that he has decided to quit from his position.
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Karnataka power huddle: CM Siddaramaiah to resign tomorrow, seeks time from Governor
Karnataka | May 27, 2026, 04:53 PM ISTPolitical developments in Karnataka had intensified on Tuesday after the Congress held a lengthy six-hour meeting. Although the party maintained that the discussions focused only on the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, speculation continued over major decisions concerning the state government.
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Karnataka may get three Deputy CMs, new CM likely to take oath on May 30: Sources
Karnataka | May 27, 2026, 02:04 PM ISTThis comes amid reports that the Congress leadership has asked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down from his post and offered him a larger organisational role at the national level, along with a seat in the Rajya Sabha.
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Ballari violence: Probe reveals bullet fired from Congress MLA's bodyguard's gun killed party worker
Karnataka | Jan 03, 2026, 09:47 AM ISTClashes erupted in Ballari on Thursday evening after supporters of Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy allegedly put up banners outside the residence of BJP MLA, Janardhana Reddy, in the Avambhavi area.
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Karnataka power tussle: Congress top brass likely to summon Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar
Karnataka | Nov 27, 2025, 03:18 PM ISTThe power tussle within the ruling party has intensified, amid speculations about chief minister change in the state after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
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Karnataka political buzz: Siddaramaiah, Dy CM Shivakumar in Delhi amid cabinet expansion speculation
India | Nov 16, 2025, 08:27 AM ISTKarnataka political buzz: Earlier discussions indicated that Siddaramaiah was considering a cabinet reshuffle along the lines of the “Kamaraj Plan,” where several senior ministers would be moved to organizational roles to make space for new faces.
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BJP expels senior Karanataka MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for 'violation of party discipline'
Karnataka | Mar 26, 2025, 06:21 PM ISTThe BJP has expelled Karnataka MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for six years over "anti-party" activities, following repeated violations of party discipline. The decision, taken by BJP’s Central Disciplinary Committee, follows his controversial remarks and allegations against the party leadership.
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Karnataka: Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar meet Guv, stake claim to form govt; swearing-in on May 20
Karnataka | May 19, 2023, 06:16 AM ISTKarnataka govt formation: The meeting was called by the party's state unit chief DK Shivakumar after senior leader Siddaramaiah was named as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
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Karnataka Election Results 2023: On what issues has the Congress won a big victory in Karnataka?
News | May 13, 2023, 11:06 PM ISTThe results of the Karnataka assembly elections are out. For the last 9 years, the kind of victory Congress needed, it has got the same results from Karnataka.
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Crisis in Karnataka BJP: Two ministers eyeing minister-in-charge post of Bengaluru Urban
India | Oct 10, 2021, 02:04 PM ISTThe infighting between the two ministers is leading to the creation of two different camps inside the party, a problem which the BJP Karnataka has been reportedly dealing for some time now.
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Former Karnataka CM Bangarappa's son Madhu Bangarappa joins Congress
India | Jul 30, 2021, 06:14 PM ISTMadhu Bangarappa, along with his supporters, joined the grand old party here in the presence of Congress General Secretary in charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, Leader of the opposition in the assembly Siddaramaiah, state unit President D K Shivakumar, and a host of other party leaders.
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Cabinet expansion in 2-3 days, only after my Delhi visit, says new Karnataka CM Bommai
India | Jul 29, 2021, 06:52 PM ISTSpeaking to reporters on his arrival at Hubballi on his way to flood and rain-ravaged Uttara Kannada district, he said after this visit in two or three days he will seek the leadership's time to discuss the cabinet expansion and during that visit, things may be finalized.
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BJP 'unstable' in Karnataka, internal rift affecting state administration: Mallikarjun Kharge
India | Jul 18, 2021, 06:40 AM ISTEarlier on Saturday, Yediyurappa strongly denied having tendered his resignation amid speculation about leadership change in Karnataka.
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BJP MLAs queue up before Yediyurappa's residence
National | Dec 12, 2019, 09:10 PM ISTAs the Chief Minister is likely to visit Delhi next week to discuss the cabinet expansion and allocation of portfolios,Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh, Hukkeri MLA Umesh Katti and Yellapur MLA Shivaram Hebbar called on him at his residence.
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16 disqualified Karnataka MLAs join BJP
National | Nov 14, 2019, 12:11 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday had upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka by the then Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar but paved the way for them to contest the by-polls. While upholding their disqualification, the apex court set aside the portion of the orders by the then speaker by which the legislators were disqualified till the end of the current Assembly's term in 2023.
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Karnataka CM Yediyurappa wins trust vote in assembly, Speaker resigns soon after
National | Jul 29, 2019, 01:19 PM ISTKarnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa won the trust vote in the assembly on Monday, proving his government's majority. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had issued a whip to all its 105 legislators to attend the assembly on Monday from 11 a.m.
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Day ahead of Yediyurappa's confidence motion, Karnataka Assembly speaker disqualifies 14 more rebel MLAs
National | Jul 28, 2019, 12:36 PM ISTJust a day ahead of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's confidence motion, Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs. Of the lawmakers who faced the action, 11 are from the Congress and three from JDS. Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had disqualified 3 rebel Congress MLAs under the anti-defection law.
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Karnataka political crisis: With 'lemon' and 'black magic' Kumaraswamy takes dig at BJP during trust vote debate
National | Jul 19, 2019, 05:06 PM ISTAmid heated debate during the trust vote in Karnataka Assembly, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy took a dig a rival BJP by raising the issue of lemons and black magic. Attacking the BJP for mocking his brother and Karnataka PWD minister HD Revanna for carrying lemon with him to events, Kumaraswamy in the Assembly asked if black magic and lemons could save the government.