Karnataka government formation: Events as they unfolded on May 16, 2018
With 104 MLAs, the BJP is the single largest party, while the JD(S)-Congress coalition, formed after the election results were declared, has 116 legislators. It has also claimed support of an independent MLA.
May 16, 2018, 06:41 AM IST
Congress' Parameshwara to be Karnataka deputy CM: JDS' Baiju Narajan
Karnataka Assembly elections were held on May 12.
May 16, 2018, 00:14 AM IST
Twitter verifies JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy's handle
Kumaraswamy has more than 12 thousand followers on Twitter.
May 16, 2018, 00:08 AM IST
Karnataka voters deliver hung Assembly, Congress-JDS alliance seeks power as BJP fumes
Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes. Results were declared on May 15.
May 15, 2018, 23:31 PM IST
Karnataka results: Victory not in the bag yet, Congress and JDS go into a huddle in Bengaluru
Reports of a group of angry Congress MLA-elects could figure high in discussions.
May 15, 2018, 22:48 PM IST
Karnataka results: Rahul Gandhi thanks those who voted for Congress, says 'will fight for you'
Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes.
May 15, 2018, 20:47 PM IST
Karnataka government formation: Did BJP get majority in Bihar, asks RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes.
May 15, 2018, 19:09 PM IST
Congress Lingayat MLAs upset over plan to install JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka CM
Sources say seven-eight Lingayat MLAs of the Congress are protesting against the alliance. They have told the Congress leadership that they do not want JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief minister.
May 15, 2018, 18:46 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah thank Karnataka for making BJP the single largest party in the state
Amit Shah also congratulated the BJP members and Yeddyurappa for their 'relentless efforts'.
May 15, 2018, 18:43 PM IST
Karnataka government formation: Congress mocks BJP, digs out Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya results
Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes.
May 15, 2018, 18:36 PM IST
Karnataka: BJP's CM face BS Yeddyurappa meets Governor, stakes claim to form government
BS Yeddyurappa met Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Vala and staked claim to form the government in the state after his party swept the single-phase assembly elections held on May 12.
May 15, 2018, 17:59 PM IST
Here's the Congress-JDS formula to form government in Karnataka
Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes.
May 15, 2018, 17:40 PM IST
Karnataka election results 2018: Congress wins 13 seats in Bengaluru, BJP 11, JD(S) 2
Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12.
May 15, 2018, 17:00 PM IST
Yeddyurappa says Karnataka has voted for change, refuses to speak on government formation
BS Yeddyurappa has been elected from Shikaripura.
May 15, 2018, 16:26 PM IST
Karnataka Assembly election results 2018: Siddaramaiah meets Governor, submits resignation
Congress CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday tendered his resignation to Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala after his party apparently lost to BJP in the crucial assembly elections in the southern state.
May 15, 2018, 16:14 PM IST
Meet Vajubhai Vala, the man who will decide BJP vs Congress-JDS in Karnataka
The spotlight is on Vajubhai Vala because it is he who will take the final call on whether the Congress-JDS alliance forms the government in the state or if BJP's CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa takes the mantle.
May 15, 2018, 16:12 PM IST
JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy set to become Karnataka CM if Congress formula works
Janata Dal Secular (JDS) leader HD Kumaraswamy will in all likelihood take oath as the chief minister of Karnataka for the second time in a few days. His party has finished a distant third in the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 but the Congress which is the second largest party in the house has decided to support the JDS to ensure that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not form a government in the state.
May 15, 2018, 15:53 PM IST
Will wait for the last vote to be counted: BS Yeddyurappa on Congress-JDS alliance talks in Karnataka
BJP's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa was on Tuesday said that he will wait for the last vote to be counted before commenting on the party's future strategy for Karnataka.
May 15, 2018, 15:32 PM IST
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Congress extends support to JDS, says Deve Gowda, HD Kumaraswamy have accepted offer
While BJP has emerged as the single largest party, the Congress and the JDS seem to be in no mood to give up.
May 15, 2018, 15:02 PM IST
Congress-JDS alliance can deny BJP a chance to form government in Karnataka
The halfway mark in the 225-member Karnataka Assembly is 113 but elections were held for just 222 seats and so any party or alliance will need 112 seats to form a government in the state.
May 15, 2018, 14:16 PM IST
