HD Kumaraswamy

It is so fragile! Karnataka politics shifts mode from 'Game of Thrones' to 'House of Cards'

Just a few days earlier, Rahul Gandhi had said the S in Janata Dal-S stood for "Sangh Parivar". Therefore, make no mistake: What we have here is a marriage of convenience.

May 24, 2018, 17:13 PM IST

Furious Mamata Banerjee reprimands DGP Neelamani Raju for making her 'walk a few metres'

In a video shared by news agency ANI, Mamata Banerjee can be seen expressing her displeasure to the DGP. 

May 24, 2018, 11:05 AM IST

HD Kumaraswamy - the kingmaker who became the king

Janata Dal-Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy today took oath as Karnataka's 24th Chief Minister.

May 23, 2018, 20:20 PM IST

BJP to boycott oath ceremony in Karnataka, stages street protests

Even as a long list of leaders from regional parties get ready to descend for HD Kumaraswamy's oath-taking ceremony as Karnataka CM, BJP on Wednesday termed it as an 'anti-mandate day' and carried out protest rallied in several parts of the city.

May 23, 2018, 11:28 AM IST

Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM, BJP calls it 'Anti-People's Mandate Day'

BJP has maintained that Congress-JDS do not have people's support as the two parties finished a distant second and third in the Karnataka elections.

May 23, 2018, 06:41 AM IST

Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM on Wednesday, here's the likely Cabinet composition

The BJP is the single largest party with 104 MLAs in Karnataka. The Congress finished second in the Assembly elections with 78 seats and the JD(S)+ bagged 38 seats.

 

May 23, 2018, 00:03 AM IST

Karnataka government formation: Congress will have 22 ministers in Kumaraswamy's Cabinet, JDS 12

The BJP is the single largest party in Karnataka with 104 MLAs. The Congress finished second in the Assembly elections winning 78 seats and the JD(S)+ bagged 38 seats.

May 22, 2018, 21:41 PM IST

Congress' G Parameshwara to take oath as Karnataka deputy CM on Wednesday

Congress leader G Parameshwara will on Wednesday take oath as the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister.

May 22, 2018, 19:32 PM IST

Karnataka government formation: Not opposed to Shivakumar being made minister, says Deve Gowda

Congress' DK Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga leader, is considered an arch rival of the Gowda family.

May 22, 2018, 18:55 PM IST

Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM: Why anti-BJP leaders are expected as audience

Defeating BJP has become quite a rare occurrence in the realm of elections in India. Little wonder then that regional party leaders opposed to the Centre are likely to register presence at HD Kumaraswamy's big day.

May 22, 2018, 12:41 PM IST

Ahead of oath ceremony, crucial JDS-Congress meeting on government formation

While HD Kumaraswamy will take oath as Karnataka CM on Wednesday, reports suggest Congress could push for two deputy CMs.

May 22, 2018, 06:40 AM IST

No power-sharing formula with Congress of heading government for 30 months each in Karnataka, says Kumaraswamy

The three-day-old BJP government in Karnataka had collapsed on Saturday, minutes before the scheduled trust vote, with CM BS Yeddyurappa resigning with defeat staring him in the face. 

May 20, 2018, 21:43 PM IST

Karnataka government formation: There ought to be 'give and take' equation between Congress-JDS, says Mallikarjun Kharge

The three-day-old BJP government in Karnataka collapsed on Saturday, minutes before the scheduled trust vote, with CM BS Yeddyurappa resigning.

May 20, 2018, 17:15 PM IST

There ought to be a 'give and take' equation: Congress on alliance with JDS in Karnataka

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said there needs to be a give and take equation between the alliance partners.

May 20, 2018, 13:17 PM IST

New lease of life to 'Third Front' as Congress and JDS defeat BJP in battle for Karnataka

The outcome in Karnataka has given a glimpse to the regional parties and the Congress on what could happen if a combined opposition takes on the BJP. 

May 20, 2018, 07:25 AM IST

Congress workers celebrate victory in Karnataka: In pics

Congress workers on Monday celebrated after BS Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister ahead of his trust vote in the state assembly in Bengaluru.

May 20, 2018, 00:02 AM IST

Parties attack BJP, say it should take lessons from Karnataka episode

Soon after B S Yeddyurappa resigned as the chief minister, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi launched a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that "he is corruption" and his claims of fighting it were "a blatant lie".

May 19, 2018, 22:47 PM IST

Kumaraswamy invites Mamata to oath-taking ceremony

The TMC chief congratulated Gowda, Kumaraswamy and the Congress after Yeddyurappa resigned as chief minister of the southern state without facing the floor test.

May 19, 2018, 22:24 PM IST

BS Yeddyurappa: Seasoned oarsman who failed to anchor BJP boat in Karnataka

From the mundane existence as a government clerk, BS Yeddyurappa became the chief minister for a third time on Thursday, but broke his own record of the most short-lived head of government in Karnataka on Saturday, as he bowed out of office in two days.

May 19, 2018, 20:36 PM IST

HD Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM on May 23

Terming BS Yeddyurappa's resignation as Karnataka CM historic victory for democracy, Kumaraswamy said final modalities of the new government will be decided together with Congress. 

May 19, 2018, 20:07 PM IST