Karnataka Congress MLA Amaregouda Linganagouda Patil Bayyapur accuses BJP of luring him with money and ministry
Linganagouda, who is from the Lingayat community and won by defeating Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil of the BJP by over 18,000 votes, claimed that he is going to remain with the Congress and abide by the decision taken by the party leadership.
May 16, 2018, 12:54 PM IST
Operation Lotus: When BJP poached Congress, JDS MLAs to form government in 2008
When BS Yeddyurappa had resigned from the BJP to form his own party Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) in 2013, he had expressed regret over resorting to 'Operation Lotus' to boost the strength of the BJP in the Assembly.
May 16, 2018, 12:32 PM IST
Twitter flooded with over 30 lakh tweets on Karnataka Assembly elections
Micro-blogging platform Twitter registered over 30 lakh tweets related to Karnataka Assembly elections in the past three weeks, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) garnering 51 percent of the share of voice, Twitter announced on Wednesday. Congress registered 42 percent and Janata Dal Secular (JD S) seven percent of mentions on Twitter in the April 25-May 15 period.
May 16, 2018, 11:24 AM IST
BJP exploring all options to form government in Karnataka, calls JDS 'A team' of Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is going all out to ensure that it forms the government in Karnataka. BJP Karnataka chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa and Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar have claimed that they will be able to give a stable government in Karnataka after the party emerged as the single largest party in the state Assembly with 104 seats.
May 16, 2018, 10:51 AM IST
Congress books resort for its MLAs in Bengaluru to prevent BJP from 'poaching'
Karnataka caretaker chief minister Siddaramaiah has dismissed reports that some Congress MLA is missing.
May 16, 2018, 10:46 AM IST
BJP takes top spot in Karnataka Assembly, but behind Congress in vote share
The BJP secured 36.2 percent of the votes in the Karnataka Assembly elections for which results were announced on Tuesday while the Congress had the backing of 38 percent of the electorate. The JDS was preferred by 18.3 percent of the voters and the remaining 7.5 percent votes were cast in favour of other parties, independents and NOTA.
May 16, 2018, 10:01 AM IST
Karnataka government formation drama live streaming on Zee News
Even before the counting was completed on Tuesday, the Congress offered support to the JDS agreeing to have HD Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister. However, the BJP also met the Governor staking claim to form the government.
May 16, 2018, 09:50 AM IST
AAP washed out in Karnataka polls, deposits forfeited on all seats contested
Karnataka voters delivered a hung Assembly, with no party reaching the majority mark
May 16, 2018, 08:01 AM IST
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: 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
Amit Shah claims Karnataka as BJP's 15th win, accuses Congress of dirty tricks
In the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah said people in Karnataka have seen through Congress' agenda.
May 15, 2018, 20:03 PM IST
BJP will decide future plan on basis of final figures: Yeddyurappa
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said the party will decide the future course of action on the basis of final figures in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
May 15, 2018, 19:27 PM IST
Congress cites precedents to justify its Karnataka move
The Congress on Tuesday said the BJP's claim to form a government in Karnataka is demolished by three precedents in Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya.
May 15, 2018, 19:23 PM IST
Karnataka poll results trailer of 2019 Lok Sabha polls: J&K Dy CM
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday termed the BJP's win in the Karnataka Assembly elections a "trailer" of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and said the party would secure a majority on its own in the general elections.
May 15, 2018, 19:20 PM IST
Karnataka results a setback for Rahul: Ram Vilas Paswan
The results of Karnataka Assembly election are a "big setback" to Rahul Gandhi as the face of Congress and the opposition, Lok Janshakti Party president and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.
May 15, 2018, 19:16 PM IST
UP CM Yogi Adityanath thanks Karnataka voters for making BJP single largest party
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday congratulated the people of Karnataka for making the BJP the single largest party in the state and said they played an important role in realising the dream of a Congress-free India.
May 15, 2018, 19:12 PM IST
Asking BJP to form Karnataka govt would encourage horse trading: Prithviraj Chavan
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today described the Karnataka Assembly poll results as unexpected and claimed that the Congress expected to either win with a majority or emerge as the single largest party.
May 15, 2018, 19:09 PM IST
